ZIP 65301 recorded 453 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,267 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pettis County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,267 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 388 | |
| 2022 | 413 | |
| 2023 | 565 | |
| 2024 | 448 | |
| 2025 | 453 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65301 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 294 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 243 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 235 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 231 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 175 | 7.7% |
For the 49 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65301 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 194 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 161 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 74 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 71 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 53 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 42 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 22 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 21 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 240 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 523 | 59.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 65 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 63 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 44 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 21 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Match | 21 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 106 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65301 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 621% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,297,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $83,250 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $83,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65301.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sedalia | 2,196 | |
| 2 | Smithton | 3 | |
| 3 | Green Ridge | 1 | |
| 4 | La Monte | 1 | |
| 5 | Pevely | 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 — 2,267 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.