ZIP 63144 recorded 92 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 591 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Louis County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
591 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 156 | |
| 2022 | 104 | |
| 2023 | 126 | |
| 2024 | 113 | |
| 2025 | 92 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 63144 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 148 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 111 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 53 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 43 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 39 | 6.6% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 63144 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 40.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 8.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 63144 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 520% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 63144.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brentwood | 558 | |
| 2 | Richmond Heights | 21 | |
| 3 | Maplewood | 7 | |
| 4 | Rock Hill | 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 — 591 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.