ZIP 64842 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 88 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Newton County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
88 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Jul peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 64842 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 26 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 13 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 12 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 8 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 4 | 4.5% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 64842 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 13.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 77.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 1.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 64842 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 16000100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Building fires | 2025 | 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 — 88 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.