ZIP 65708 recorded 180 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 518 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barry County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
518 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 44 | |
| 2023 | 74 | |
| 2024 | 173 | |
| 2025 | 180 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65708 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 87 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 71 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 43 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 37 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 29 | 5.6% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65708 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 29 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 24 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 21.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 41.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 16.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65708 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1885% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65708.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monett | 444 | |
| 2 | Marionville | 2 | |
| 3 | Aurora | 1 | |
| 4 | Mount Vernon | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence County | MO | 0.50 | FIPS 29109 |
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 — 518 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.