In 2025, fire departments serving Green Ridge responded to 22 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $40K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 73% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
111 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $698K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | -12.0% | |
| 2023 | 26 | +18.2% | |
| 2024 | 16 | -38.5% | |
| 2025 | 22 | +37.5% |
For the 4 building fires Green Ridge departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 59 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 52.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 3.4% |
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 Green Ridge mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 15 | 25.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Incendiary device | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 1.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Green Ridge departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $5,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Green Ridge sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 21,675 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,082 | 28.0 mi | |
| 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2,245 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,803 | 33.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,654 | 28.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,129 | 26.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,017 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 745 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 707 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 649 | 31.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 640 | 42.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 638 | 40.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 609 | 32.3 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 Green Ridge. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Green Ridge.
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.