ZIP 64016 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 309 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
309 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 66 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 64016 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 38 | 12.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 35 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 24 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 21 | 6.8% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 64016 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 54.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 7.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 64016 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 184% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 64016.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckner | 271 | |
| 2 | Independence | 33 | |
| 3 | Lake Lotawana | 1 |
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 — 309 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.