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2025 County Report

Fires in Anderson County, KS

In 2025, fire departments serving Anderson County responded to 50 fire and hazmat incidents.

4,346 residents FIPS 20003 14 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
50
452 across 5 years
Building fires
10
4 wildland
Property loss
$26K
$0 structure · $26K contents
Casualties
0 / 1
0 civ deaths · 1 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 58% of all calls.

50
Total Incidents
Building fires 10 20.0%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 8 16.0%
Outside rubbish fire, other 4 8.0%
Power line down 4 8.0%
Passenger vehicle fire 3 6.0%
All other categories 21 42.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Anderson County?

Mar peaks. Jun dips.

Jan 4
Feb 6
Mar 11
Apr 6
May 5
Jun 0
Jul 4
Aug 2
Sep 7
Oct 2
Nov 2
Dec 1
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Anderson County

452 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 85
2022 172
2023 77
2024 68
2025 50
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 10 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
94%
15
Cause undetermined
6%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Anderson County compares

Anderson County vs KS vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

11.5
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Anderson County
11.5
KS avg
9.66
US avg
7.15
2.3
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Anderson County
2.3
KS avg
0.99
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Anderson County
0
KS avg
8.5
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Anderson County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 20003.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Anderson County

2 departments report from this county.

Anderson County Rural Fire
Garnett
FDID AN407 28 incidents 25 vol
Garnett Fire Dept
Garnett
FDID AN201 26 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in KS

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 ANNUAL BUR 1998 NPS 60,039
2 Tunner 2011 USFS 19,656
3 Boiling Springs 2021 PRI 4,571
4 BIG SALT MARSH 2010 FWS 3,697
5 Steeler 2006 USFS 2,380
6 Greenwood 2010 USFS 2,078
7 15 Two Section East Traps 2015 NPS 2,060
8 21 Big South 2021 NPS 1,954
9 Cottonwood 2018 FWS 1,508
10 East Kennedy Creek 2019 PRI 1,115

About this data

County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.