ZIP 65255 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 181 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Boone County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
181 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 48 | |
| 2024 | 59 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65255 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 27 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 21 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 20 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 17 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 8.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65255 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 8.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65255 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 542% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $19,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65255.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hallsville | 178 | |
| 2 | Centralia | 1 | |
| 3 | Columbia | 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 — 181 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.