ZIP 64504 recorded 216 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,141 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buchanan County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,141 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 174 | |
| 2022 | 236 | |
| 2023 | 262 | |
| 2024 | 253 | |
| 2025 | 216 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 64504 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 374 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 131 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 116 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 103 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 71 | 6.2% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 64504 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 220 | 42.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 65 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 52 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 28 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 13 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 102 | 19.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 395 | 76.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 33 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 2.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 7.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 64504 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 131% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | 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 — 1,141 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.