In 2025, fire departments serving Marionville responded to 32 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K 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 69% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
148 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $387K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 2 | — | |
| 2022 | 41 | — | |
| 2023 | 44 | +7.3% | |
| 2024 | 29 | -34.1% | |
| 2025 | 32 | +10.3% |
* Well below Marionville's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 6 building fires Marionville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 31 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 | 6 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 19.4% |
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 Marionville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 22.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Marionville departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Marionville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 19,291 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,121 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,732 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,212 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,178 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,034 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,016 | 34.7 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 790 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 772 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 733 | 44.0 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 706 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 678 | 33.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 633 | 46.8 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 Marionville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Marionville.
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.