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2025 County Report

Fires in Pratt County, KS

In 2025, fire departments serving Pratt County responded to 70 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $1.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

7,323 residents FIPS 20151 12 cities · 9 fire depts
Total incidents
70
618 across 5 years
Building fires
9
25 wildland
Property loss
$1.0M
$1.0M structure · $1K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.

70
Total Incidents
Grass fire 20 28.6%
Building fires 9 12.9%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 6 8.6%
Passenger vehicle fire 5 7.1%
Cooking fire, confined to container 3 4.3%
All other categories 27 38.6%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Pratt County?

Mar peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 2
Feb 9
Mar 14
Apr 4
May 5
Jun 4
Jul 3
Aug 12
Sep 4
Oct 3
Nov 2
Dec 8
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Pratt County

618 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 115
2022 186
2023 122
2024 125
2025 70
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 9 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
67%
18
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
7%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
19%
5
Under investigation
4%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
3%
1
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $1.0M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Pratt County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $1,000,000 Pratt Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Major
2 $15,000 Preston Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
3 $10,000 sawyer Vehicle accident, general cleanup Significant
4 $10,000 Pratt Grass fire Significant
5 $4,500 Preston Grass fire Significant
6 $100 Coffeyville Cooking fire, confined to container Significant
7 $1 Pratt Fire, other Significant
8 $1 Pratt Passenger vehicle fire Significant
9 $1 Pratt Cooking fire, confined to container Significant
10 $1 Pratt Building fires Significant
06 How Pratt County compares

Pratt County vs KS vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

9.56
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Pratt County
9.56
KS avg
9.66
US avg
7.15
1.23
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Pratt County
1.23
KS avg
0.99
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Pratt County
0
KS avg
8.5
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Pratt County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 20151.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Pratt County

9 departments report from this county.

PRATT FIRE DEPARTMENT
PRATT
FDID PR201 24 incidents 23 paid
TWP 12 FIRE DEPARTMENT
—
FDID PR411 15 incidents
Preston Vol Fire Dept
Preston
FDID PR304 10 incidents
IUKA FIRE DEPARTMENT
Iuka
FDID PR305 10 incidents
SAWYER FIRE DEPARTMENT
—
FDID PR306 6 incidents 18 vol
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.