ZIP 63501 recorded 222 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 851 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Adair County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
851 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 199 | |
| 2022 | 202 | |
| 2023 | 216 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 222 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 63501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 138 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 79 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 72 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 61 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 49 | 5.8% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 63501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 41 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 41 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 21 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 124 | 35.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 157 | 44.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 39 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 25 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 20 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 59 | 16.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 63501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 123% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $360,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 63501.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirksville | 845 |
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 — 851 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.