In 2025, fire departments serving Goodland responded to 64 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
325 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | — | |
| 2022 | 72 | +20.0% | |
| 2023 | 55 | -23.6% | |
| 2024 | 74 | +34.5% | |
| 2025 | 64 | -13.5% |
For the 2 building fires Goodland departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 71 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 16 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 11.3% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Goodland mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 62.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Candle | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 4.2% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Goodland sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 19,622 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,000 | 30.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,000 | 32.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,800 | 22.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,200 | 26.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,200 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,132 | 26.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,107 | 30.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 650 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 600 | 29.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 513 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 | 17.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Fireworks | 400 | 29.2 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67735 | 325 |
Six Kansas cities with population within ±25% of Goodland. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Goodland.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.