ZIP 65040 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 73 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cole County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
73 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 12 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 9 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 9 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 7 | 9.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 22.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 18.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 9.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 52.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Match | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 3.8% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65040.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson City | 2 |
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 — 73 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.