ZIP 63040 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 124 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Louis County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
124 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 63040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 15 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 12 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 10 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 8 | 6.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 63040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 63040 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 8746% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $316,100 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $315,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $126,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 63040.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildwood | 122 | |
| 2 | Ballwin | 1 | |
| 3 | Farmington | 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 — 124 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.