ZIP 65101 recorded 219 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 597 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cole County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
597 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 88 | |
| 2024 | 212 | |
| 2025 | 219 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65101 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 91 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 62 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 58 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 36 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 36 | 6.0% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65101 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 57 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 28 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 18.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 103 | 43.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 30 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Match | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 18.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65101 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 151% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $147,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65101.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson City | 544 | |
| 2 | Taos | 11 | |
| 3 | Wardsville | 7 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway County | MO | 0.50 | FIPS 29027 |
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 — 597 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.