In 2025, fire departments serving Oronogo responded to 58 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $66K 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 79% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
329 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $315K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | — | |
| 2022 | 80 | +14.3% | |
| 2023 | 55 | -31.2% | |
| 2024 | 66 | +20.0% | |
| 2025 | 58 | -12.1% |
For the 17 building fires Oronogo departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 56 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 | 22 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 21 | 37.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 1.8% |
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 Oronogo mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 22 | 39.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 1.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Oronogo departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $66,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Oronogo sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 16,047 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,580 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,732 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1,300 | 34.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 903 | 20.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 876 | 22.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 602 | 20.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 600 | 11.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 600 | 37.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 595 | 36.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 580 | 37.3 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 562 | 22.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 533 | 21.5 mi |
Top 4 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 Oronogo. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Oronogo.
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.