ZIP 64015 recorded 264 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 948 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
948 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | |
| 2022 | 181 | |
| 2023 | 222 | |
| 2024 | 170 | |
| 2025 | 264 |
Apr peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 64015 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 167 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 95 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 78 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 70 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 57 | 6.0% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 64015 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 44 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 86 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 160 | 47.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 16 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 59 | 17.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 64015 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 202% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $465,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $282,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $159,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $151,910 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 64015.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Springs | 771 | |
| 2 | Independence | 105 | |
| 3 | Lake Tapawingo | 11 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County | MO | 0.50 | FIPS 29047 |
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 — 948 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.