ZIP 64840 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 143 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Newton County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
143 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 64840 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 32 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 6 | 4.2% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 64840 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 20 | 23.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 17.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 9 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 20.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 64840 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 6640% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $230,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $35,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 64840.
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 — 143 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.