In 2025, fire departments serving Seymour responded to 27 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 85% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
145 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $27K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | — | |
| 2022 | 23 | -50.0% | |
| 2023 | 24 | +4.3% | |
| 2024 | 25 | +4.2% | |
| 2025 | 27 | +8.0% |
For the 12 building fires Seymour departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 21 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 | 12 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 4.8% |
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 Seymour mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 1 | 4.8% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Seymour sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 28,658 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,471 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,160 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,121 | 21.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,101 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,625 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,460 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,212 | 17.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,178 | 33.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 1,126 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,034 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,027 | 26.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,016 | 27.5 mi |
Top 2 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 Seymour. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Seymour.
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.