ZIP 65653 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 445 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Christian County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
445 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 83 | |
| 2023 | 76 | |
| 2024 | 89 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65653 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 108 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 65 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 39 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 37 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 6.7% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65653 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 42 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 26.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 30 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 19.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65653 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 438% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $635,700 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $317,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $286,283 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $191,481 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,879 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $121,370 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65653.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forsyth | 433 | |
| 2 | Kissee Mills | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 — 445 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.