ZIP 63124 recorded 140 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 621 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Louis County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
621 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 169 | |
| 2022 | 105 | |
| 2023 | 116 | |
| 2024 | 91 | |
| 2025 | 140 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 63124 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 157 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 126 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 76 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 43 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 39 | 6.3% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 63124 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 40.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 63124 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 119% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,120,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $146,615 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $83,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 63124.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ladue | 545 | |
| 2 | University City | 56 | |
| 3 | Clayton | 11 | |
| 4 | Brentwood | 3 | |
| 5 | Richmond Heights | 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 — 621 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.