ZIP 63117 recorded 124 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 610 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Louis County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
610 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 125 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 136 | |
| 2024 | 139 | |
| 2025 | 124 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 63117 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 97 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 90 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 74 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 68 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 49 | 8.0% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 63117 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 10 | 14.9% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 16.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 40.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 63117 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 208% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $23,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 63117.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond Heights | 569 | |
| 2 | Clayton | 15 | |
| 3 | Ladue | 1 | |
| 4 | Maplewood | 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 — 610 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.