ZIP 65608 recorded 101 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 323 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Douglas County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
323 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | |
| 2022 | 62 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 87 | |
| 2025 | 101 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65608 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 108 | 33.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 63 | 19.5% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 50 | 15.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 16 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 13 | 4.0% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65608 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 137 | 61.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 32 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Egress/exit, other | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 11.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 171 | 77.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65608 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 155% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65608.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ava | 287 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark County | MO | 1.00 | FIPS 29153 |
| Taney County | MO | 1.00 | FIPS 29213 |
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 — 323 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.