ZIP 65109 recorded 237 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 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 264 | |
| 2025 | 237 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65109 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 96 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 77 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 62 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 47 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 31 | 5.2% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65109 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 49 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 21 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 20.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 105 | 49.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 12 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65109 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 282% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65109.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson City | 576 |
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.