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2025 County Report

Fires in Greeley County, KS

In 2025, fire departments serving Greeley County responded to 13 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $70K property loss.

923 residents FIPS 20071 6 cities · 1 fire depts
Total incidents
13
65 across 5 years
Building fires
0
5 wildland
Property loss
$299K
$202K structure · $97K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 92% of all calls.

13
Total Incidents
Passenger vehicle fire 4 30.8%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 3 23.1%
Grass fire 2 15.4%
Outside storage fire 2 15.4%
Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 1 7.7%
All other categories 1 7.7%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Greeley County?

Mar peaks. May dips.

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

Year over year in Greeley County

65 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 19
2022 16
2023 9
2024 8
2025 13
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
73%
8
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
18%
2
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
9%
1
05 The biggest fires

5 fires · $202K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Greeley County during 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $70,000 Tribune Passenger vehicle fire Significant
2 $70,000 Tribune Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
3 $25,000 Tribune Passenger vehicle fire Significant
4 $22,000 Tribune Passenger vehicle fire Significant
5 $15,000 Tribune Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Greeley County compares

Greeley County vs KS vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

14.08
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Greeley County
14.08
KS avg
9.66
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Greeley County
0
KS avg
0.99
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Greeley County
0
KS avg
8.5
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Greeley County

6 cities mapped to FIPS 20071.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Greeley County

1 departments report from this county.

Greeley Co Fire Dept
Tribune
FDID GL301 17 incidents 1 paid
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.