ZIP 64109 recorded 135 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 659 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
659 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 110 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 164 | |
| 2024 | 171 | |
| 2025 | 135 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 64109 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 93 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 92 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 84 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 42 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 39 | 5.9% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 64109 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 54.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 20 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Interior stairway or ramp | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 14.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 125 | 76.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 17 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 0.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 64109 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 257% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 64109.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City | 659 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | MO | 0.50 | FIPS 29037 |
| Clay County | MO | 0.50 | FIPS 29047 |
| Platte County | MO | 0.50 | FIPS 29165 |
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 — 659 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.