ZIP 63385 recorded 297 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,365 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Charles County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,365 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 333 | |
| 2022 | 279 | |
| 2023 | 294 | |
| 2024 | 162 | |
| 2025 | 297 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 63385 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 236 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 217 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 84 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 77 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 71 | 5.2% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 63385 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 53 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 49 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 42 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 34 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 28 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 26 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 18 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 143 | 34.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 176 | 42.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 25 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 25 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 16 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 100 | 24.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 63385 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 208% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $477,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $426,917 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $425,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 63385.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wentzville | 1,167 | |
| 2 | Josephville | 21 | |
| 3 | Flint Hill | 6 | |
| 4 | Jonesburg | 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 — 1,365 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.