ZIP 64037 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 273 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lafayette County, MO.
273 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 82 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 64037 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 42 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 33 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 32 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 26 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 4.8% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 64037 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 25.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 51.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 7.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 64037 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 195% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 64037.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Higginsville | 257 | |
| 2 | Lexington | 4 | |
| 3 | Wellington | 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 — 273 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.