ZIP 65281 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 13 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chariton County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
13 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65281 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 1 | 7.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65281 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Wall assembly | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65281 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 2924% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $500 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $300 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65281.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salisbury | 13 |
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 — 13 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.