In 2025, fire departments serving Dardenne Prairie responded to 28 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $4K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 64% of all calls.
Sep peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
204 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.5M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | — | |
| 2022 | 46 | -25.8% | |
| 2023 | 40 | -13.0% | |
| 2024 | 28 | -30.0% | |
| 2025 | 28 | +0.0% |
For the 3 building fires Dardenne Prairie departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 42 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 | Undetermined | 7 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 10 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 21.4% |
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 Dardenne Prairie mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 47.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Fireworks | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Candle | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Dardenne Prairie departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,500 | Natural vegetation fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $2,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Dardenne Prairie sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
18 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 2 | |
| 30-39 | 10 | |
| 40-49 | 4 | |
| 50-59 | 2 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 6,981 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 | 21.4 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1,050 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 685 | 44.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 360 | 34.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 | 46.8 mi | |
| 1997 | Debris and open burning | 270 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 265 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 225 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 185 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 150 | 47.0 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 130 | 44.5 mi |
Top 2 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 Dardenne Prairie. 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.