ZIP 65026 recorded 476 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,884 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Miller County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,884 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 158 | |
| 2022 | 376 | |
| 2023 | 479 | |
| 2024 | 395 | |
| 2025 | 476 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65026 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 1,329 | 70.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 88 | 4.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 87 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 67 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 49 | 2.6% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65026 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 19.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 15.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65026 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 111% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $205,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65026.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eldon | 1,870 | |
| 2 | Lake Ozark | 3 | |
| 3 | Town and Country | 1 |
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 — 1,884 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.