ZIP 64801 recorded 352 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 872 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jasper County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
872 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 237 | |
| 2022 | 80 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 111 | |
| 2025 | 352 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 64801 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 119 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 104 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 101 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 67 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 66 | 7.6% |
For the 47 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 64801 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 26 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 22 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Match | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 13.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 64801 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 137% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 64801.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joplin | 795 | |
| 2 | Carl Junction | 21 | |
| 3 | Airport Drive | 5 | |
| 4 | Carterville | 1 | |
| 5 | Duenweg | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County | MO | 0.50 | FIPS 29145 |
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 — 872 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.