ZIP 64052 recorded 479 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,973 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,973 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 368 | |
| 2022 | 370 | |
| 2023 | 352 | |
| 2024 | 404 | |
| 2025 | 479 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 64052 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 748 | 37.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 202 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 142 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 124 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 114 | 5.8% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 64052 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 149 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 132 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 50 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 43 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 18 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 146 | 23.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 410 | 66.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 45 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 41 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 26 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 15 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Match | 10 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 6.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 64052 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 194% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $197,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $197,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 64052.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence | 1,971 | |
| 2 | Kansas City | 2 |
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 — 1,973 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.