ZIP 65459 recorded 119 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 494 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maries County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
494 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 98 | |
| 2023 | 101 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 119 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65459 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 115 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 101 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 73 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 34 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 25 | 5.1% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65459 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 214 | 75.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 22 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 256 | 90.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 1.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65459 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 550% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65459.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phelps County | MO | 1.00 | FIPS 29161 |
| Pulaski County | MO | 1.00 | FIPS 29169 |
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 — 494 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.