ZIP 64501 recorded 270 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,542 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buchanan County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,542 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 161 | |
| 2022 | 324 | |
| 2023 | 327 | |
| 2024 | 460 | |
| 2025 | 270 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 64501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 301 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 208 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 182 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 150 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 131 | 8.5% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 64501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 274 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 96 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 77 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 42 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 38 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 23 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 19 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 18 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 153 | 20.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 537 | 72.6% | |
| 2 | Incendiary device | 29 | 3.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 23 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 20 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 13 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 12 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 75 | 10.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 64501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 201% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
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 — 1,542 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.