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2025 County Report

Fires in Comanche County, KS

In 2025, fire departments serving Comanche County responded to 3 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

1,255 residents FIPS 20033 4 cities · 1 fire depts
Total incidents
3
65 across 5 years
Building fires
0
1 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Road freight or transport vehicle fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

3
Total Incidents
Road freight or transport vehicle fire 1 33.3%
Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 1 33.3%
Grass fire 1 33.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Comanche County?

Jan peaks. Feb dips.

Jan 1
Feb 0
Mar 1
Apr 0
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 1
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Comanche County

65 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 14
2022 14
2023 19
2024 15
2025 3
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 0 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
50%
1
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
50%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Comanche County compares

Comanche County vs KS vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

2.39
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Comanche County
2.39
KS avg
9.66
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Comanche County
0
KS avg
0.99
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Comanche County
0
KS avg
8.5
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Comanche County

4 cities mapped to FIPS 20033.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Comanche County

1 departments report from this county.

Commanche Co Fire
coldwater
FDID CM404 4 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.