ZIP 64050 recorded 380 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,768 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,768 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 326 | |
| 2022 | 328 | |
| 2023 | 339 | |
| 2024 | 395 | |
| 2025 | 380 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 64050 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 574 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 168 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 159 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 157 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 119 | 6.7% |
For the 32 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 64050 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 109 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 109 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 57 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 49 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 35 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 24 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 169 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 380 | 63.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 58 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 38 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 22 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 9 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 56 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 64050 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 112% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 64050.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence | 1,765 | |
| 2 | Kansas City | 1 | |
| 3 | Sugar Creek | 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 — 1,768 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.