In 2025, fire departments serving Jonesburg responded to 21 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
141 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $365K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | — | |
| 2022 | 20 | +11.1% | |
| 2023 | 34 | +70.0% | |
| 2024 | 48 | +41.2% | |
| 2025 | 21 | -56.2% |
For the 1 building fires Jonesburg departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 87 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 | Outside area, other | 12 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 9.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Function area, other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 18 | 20.7% |
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 Jonesburg mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 43.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 6.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Jonesburg departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $200 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Jonesburg sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 6,380 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 | 45.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1,050 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 685 | 18.8 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 517 | 49.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 360 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 265 | 7.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 235 | 30.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 185 | 8.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 150 | 46.6 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 140 | 48.8 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 120 | 48.4 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 120 | 48.4 mi |
Top 5 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 Jonesburg. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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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.