ZIP 63028 recorded 444 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,765 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,765 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 319 | |
| 2022 | 372 | |
| 2023 | 368 | |
| 2024 | 262 | |
| 2025 | 444 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 63028 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 418 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 199 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 161 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 113 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 107 | 6.1% |
For the 52 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 63028 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 53 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 51 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 17 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 91 | 22.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 262 | 65.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 37 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 50 | 12.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 63028 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 454% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $255,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $248,505 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $138,618 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $105,900 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $102,396 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 63028.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Festus | 1,628 | |
| 2 | Hillsboro | 2 | |
| 3 | Bonne Terre | 1 | |
| 4 | De Soto | 1 | |
| 5 | Olympian Village | 1 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,765 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.