ZIP 63736 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 239 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Scott County, MO.
239 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 46 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Dec peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 63736 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 58 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 26 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 7.5% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 63736 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 45.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 63736 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 11450% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 63736.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton | 225 | |
| 2 | Scott City | 2 | |
| 3 | Oran | 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 — 239 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.