ZIP 63038 recorded 67 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 191 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Louis County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
191 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 67 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 63038 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 44 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 24 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 23 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 20 | 10.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 63038 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 59.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Match | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 63038 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 255% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $543,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $384,960 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $318,700 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $96,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $17,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 63038.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildwood | 188 | |
| 2 | Ellisville | 2 |
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 — 191 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.