In 2025, fire departments serving Byrnes Mill responded to 32 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $69K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 69% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
105 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $399K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | — | |
| 2022* | 12 | — | |
| 2023 | 26 | — | |
| 2024 | 21 | -19.2% | |
| 2025 | 32 | +52.4% |
* Well below Byrnes Mill's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 1 building fires Byrnes Mill departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 18 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 5.6% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Byrnes Mill mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Byrnes Mill departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $69,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $37,202 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Byrnes Mill sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 9,044 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,475 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,026 | 36.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 | 35.3 mi | |
| 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 522 | 41.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 517 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 387 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 365 | 38.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 360 | 21.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 325 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 | 33.6 mi | |
| 1997 | Debris and open burning | 270 | 22.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 265 | 43.5 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Missouri cities with population within ±25% of Byrnes Mill. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.