ZIP 65740 recorded 58 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 111 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Taney County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
111 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 58 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65740 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 34 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 19 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 5 | 4.5% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65740 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 28.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 51.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Conducted heat from another fire | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 5.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65740 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 156% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,145 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65740.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockaway Beach | 88 | |
| 2 | Merriam Woods | 16 | |
| 3 | Bull Creek | 1 | |
| 4 | Forsyth | 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 — 111 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.