ZIP 64850 recorded 302 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,175 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McDonald County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,175 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 228 | |
| 2022 | 211 | |
| 2023 | 188 | |
| 2024 | 246 | |
| 2025 | 302 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 64850 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 195 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 141 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 108 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 88 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 80 | 6.8% |
For the 54 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 64850 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 61 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 55 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 54 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 46 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 121 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 167 | 43.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 43 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 19 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 19 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 14 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 75 | 19.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 64850 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 188% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $779,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $180,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $180,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 64850.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County | MO | 1.00 | 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 — 1,175 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.