ZIP 65779 recorded 105 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 127 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hickory County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
127 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 105 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65779 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 67 | 52.8% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 20 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 3 | 2.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65779 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assembly or sales area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 2 | Function area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65779 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $38,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $4,999 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 127 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.