ZIP 63070 recorded 101 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 548 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
548 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 116 | |
| 2022 | 114 | |
| 2023 | 109 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 101 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 63070 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 111 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 70 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 62 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 35 | 6.4% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 63070 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 21.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 73.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 7.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 63070 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 157% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $174,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $71,350 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $13,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 63070.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pevely | 477 | |
| 2 | Herculaneum | 8 | |
| 3 | Barnhart | 3 | |
| 4 | Horine | 3 | |
| 5 | Festus | 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 — 548 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.