ZIP 65742 recorded 138 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 765 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Christian County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
765 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 140 | |
| 2022 | 159 | |
| 2023 | 139 | |
| 2024 | 189 | |
| 2025 | 138 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65742 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 183 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 140 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 64 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 49 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 40 | 5.2% |
For the 55 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65742 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 57 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 56 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 36 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 22 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 12 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 79 | 25.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 121 | 39.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 31 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 17 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 14 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 13 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 68 | 21.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65742 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 391% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $850,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65742.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogersville | 745 | |
| 2 | Springfield | 6 | |
| 3 | Fordland | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | MO | 1.00 | FIPS 29077 |
| Webster County | MO | 0.50 | FIPS 29225 |
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 — 765 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.