In 2025, fire departments serving Flordell Hills responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $20K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 90% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
74 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $32K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | — | |
| 2022 | 17 | +21.4% | |
| 2023 | 17 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 16 | -5.9% | |
| 2025 | 10 | -37.5% |
For the 3 building fires Flordell Hills departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 22 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 10 | Undetermined | 1 | 4.5% |
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 Flordell Hills mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 59.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Flordell Hills departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Flordell Hills sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,506 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 | 22.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 360 | 46.0 mi | |
| 1997 | Debris and open burning | 270 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 225 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 150 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 24.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 22.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 56 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 | 37.3 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 | 63136 | 74 |
Six Missouri cities with population within ±25% of Flordell Hills. 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.