ZIP 63740 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 101 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cape Girardeau County, MO.
101 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 63740 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 42 | 41.6% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 8 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 6 | 5.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 63740 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Entrance way, lobby | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 60.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 63740 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 382% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $21,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 63740.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaffee | 87 | |
| 2 | Cape Girardeau | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County | MO | 1.00 | FIPS 29201 |
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 — 101 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.