ZIP 65556 recorded 85 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 526 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pulaski County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
526 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 87 | |
| 2022 | 138 | |
| 2023 | 114 | |
| 2024 | 102 | |
| 2025 | 85 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65556 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 105 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 105 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 74 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 72 | 13.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 38 | 7.2% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65556 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 44 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 16 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 91 | 55.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 15.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65556 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 168% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $250 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65556.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richland | 513 | |
| 2 | Lebanon | 3 | |
| 3 | Steelville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden County | MO | 0.50 | FIPS 29029 |
| Laclede County | MO | 0.50 | FIPS 29105 |
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 — 526 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.