ZIP 65203 recorded 331 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,031 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Boone County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,031 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 206 | |
| 2022 | 125 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 339 | |
| 2025 | 331 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 167 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 137 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 99 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 73 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 49 | 4.8% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 21 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 26.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 20.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 142% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $274,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $172,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $167,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65203.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia | 1,029 |
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 — 1,031 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.