ZIP 63131 recorded 194 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 691 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Louis County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
691 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 157 | |
| 2022 | 85 | |
| 2023 | 73 | |
| 2024 | 182 | |
| 2025 | 194 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 63131 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 158 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 113 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 76 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 56 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 34 | 4.9% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 63131 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 49.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 63131 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 968% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $677,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 63131.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres | 192 | |
| 2 | Frontenac | 181 | |
| 3 | Town and Country | 41 | |
| 4 | Ladue | 6 | |
| 5 | Kirkwood | 5 |
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 — 691 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.