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2025 County Report

Fires in Sheridan County, KS

In 2025, fire departments serving Sheridan County responded to 7 fire and hazmat incidents.

1,584 residents FIPS 20179 7 cities · 1 fire depts
Total incidents
7
29 across 5 years
Building fires
1
3 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?

Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 86% of all calls.

7
Total Incidents
Grass fire 2 28.6%
Building fires 1 14.3%
Trash or rubbish fire, contained 1 14.3%
Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 1 14.3%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 1 14.3%
All other categories 1 14.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Sheridan County?

Apr peaks. Feb dips.

Jan 1
Feb 0
Mar 1
Apr 3
May 2
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Sheridan County

29 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 5
2022 1
2023 14
2024 2
2025 7
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 1 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
80%
4
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
20%
1
06 How Sheridan County compares

Sheridan County vs KS vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

4.42
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Sheridan County
4.42
KS avg
9.66
US avg
7.15
0.63
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Sheridan County
0.63
KS avg
0.99
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Sheridan County
0
KS avg
8.5
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Sheridan County

7 cities mapped to FIPS 20179.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Sheridan County

1 departments report from this county.

SHERIDAN CO FIRE DIST 1
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FDID SD404 9 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.