In 2025, fire departments serving Parkville responded to 55 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 64% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
233 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | — | |
| 2022 | 42 | -6.7% | |
| 2023 | 30 | -28.6% | |
| 2024 | 61 | +103.3% | |
| 2025 | 55 | -9.8% |
For the 3 building fires Parkville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 23 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 | 5 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Assembly area - less than 100 persons | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Office | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 13.0% |
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 Parkville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 69.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Incendiary device | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Parkville departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Parkville sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 11,269 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 900 | 25.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 | 27.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 | 23.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 | 12.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 750 | 19.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 667 | 26.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 | 32.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 459 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 450 | 23.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 429 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 412 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 400 | 20.6 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 | 64152 | 233 |
Six Missouri cities with population within ±25% of Parkville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Parkville.
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.