ZIP 63868 recorded 33 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 194 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Madrid County, MO.
194 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 73 | |
| 2025 | 33 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 63868 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 54 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 49 | 25.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 30 | 15.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 13 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 5.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 63868 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 33.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 9.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 70.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Candle | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 3.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 63868 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2923% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 63868.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morehouse | 187 | |
| 2 | Sikeston | 4 | |
| 3 | Charleston | 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 — 194 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.