In 2025, fire departments serving El Dorado Springs responded to 52 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $188K 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 67% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
363 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $2.1M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | — | |
| 2022 | 71 | +61.4% | |
| 2023 | 95 | +33.8% | |
| 2024 | 101 | +6.3% | |
| 2025 | 52 | -48.5% |
For the 3 building fires El Dorado Springs departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 108 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 | 33 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 22 | 20.4% |
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 El Dorado Springs mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 64.8% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 10 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Match | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by El Dorado Springs departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $187,660 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $33,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $2,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $700 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. El Dorado Springs sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 28,426 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,000 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,082 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,803 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,732 | 30.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,654 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,129 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,017 | 14.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 | 43.6 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 790 | 24.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 772 | 39.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 750 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 750 | 44.3 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64744 | 363 |
Six Missouri cities with population within ±25% of El Dorado Springs. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in El Dorado Springs.
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.