ZIP 65256 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 53 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Boone County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
53 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65256 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 7 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 7 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 5 | 9.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65256 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65256 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard County | MO | 1.00 | FIPS 29089 |
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 — 53 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.