ZIP 64503 recorded 192 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,097 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buchanan County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,097 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 121 | |
| 2022 | 257 | |
| 2023 | 249 | |
| 2024 | 278 | |
| 2025 | 192 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 64503 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 189 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 149 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 120 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 109 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 106 | 9.7% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 64503 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 203 | 43.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 75 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 36 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 14 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 11 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 91 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 346 | 73.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 3.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Incendiary device | 9 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 8 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 54 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 64503 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 227% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $325,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
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 — 1,097 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.