ZIP 65401 recorded 292 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,059 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dent County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,059 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | |
| 2022 | 226 | |
| 2023 | 211 | |
| 2024 | 275 | |
| 2025 | 292 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 154 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 113 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 111 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 107 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 55 | 5.2% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 39 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 35 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 30 | 9.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 93 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 132 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 19 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 52 | 17.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 390% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $7,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65401.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maries County | MO | 1.00 | FIPS 29125 |
| Phelps County | MO | 1.00 | FIPS 29161 |
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 — 1,059 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.