ZIP 65721 recorded 240 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,058 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Christian County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,058 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 256 | |
| 2023 | 221 | |
| 2024 | 273 | |
| 2025 | 240 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65721 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 308 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 111 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 75 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 57 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 52 | 4.9% |
For the 55 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65721 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 73 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 53 | 15.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 85 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 189 | 54.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 39 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 52 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65721 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 434% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65721.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ozark | 1,049 | |
| 2 | Nixa | 4 | |
| 3 | Highlandville | 2 | |
| 4 | Fremont Hills | 1 | |
| 5 | Republic | 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 — 1,058 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.