ZIP 63873 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 186 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Madrid County, MO.
186 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 46 | |
| 2024 | 37 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 63873 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 44 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 38 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 4.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 63873 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 35 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 20 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 59.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Conducted heat from another fire | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 63873 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 63873.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portageville | 115 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pemiscot County | MO | 0.50 | FIPS 29155 |
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 — 186 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.