ZIP 65542 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 241 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Texas County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
241 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 46 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65542 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 52 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 32 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 31 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 22 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 19 | 7.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65542 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 42 | 36.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 6.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 73.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 2.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65542 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $130,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $130,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $117,100 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,340 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65542.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Licking | 240 | |
| 2 | Raymondville | 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 — 241 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.