ZIP 65617 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 194 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
194 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65617 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 40 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 24 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 18 | 9.3% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65617 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 20 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 15.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 10 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 20.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65617 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 453% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,500 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65617.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | |
| 2 | Pleasant Hope | 1 | |
| 3 | Walnut Grove | 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 — 194 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.