ZIP 64856 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 535 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McDonald County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
535 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 95 | |
| 2023 | 101 | |
| 2024 | 245 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
Nov peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 64856 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 191 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 62 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 52 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 46 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 36 | 6.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 64856 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 26 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 25 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 17.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 51.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 36 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 7.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 64856 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 455% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 64856.
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 — 535 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.