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2025 County Report

Fires in Stafford County, KS

In 2025, fire departments serving Stafford County responded to 62 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $3K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

2,691 residents FIPS 20185 9 cities · 4 fire depts
Total incidents
62
364 across 5 years
Building fires
3
26 wildland
Property loss
$4K
$3K 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 63% of all calls.

62
Total Incidents
Grass fire 15 24.2%
Cultivated grain or crop fire 9 14.5%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 7 11.3%
Fire, other 4 6.5%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 4 6.5%
All other categories 23 37.1%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Stafford County?

Mar peaks. Aug dips.

Jan 4
Feb 6
Mar 15
Apr 12
May 3
Jun 3
Jul 4
Aug 2
Sep 2
Oct 3
Nov 3
Dec 5
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Stafford County

364 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 92
2022 85
2023 69
2024 56
2025 62
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 3 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
54%
26
Cause undetermined
19%
9
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
15%
7
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
12%
6
05 The biggest fires

1 fires · $3K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Stafford County during 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $3,000 stafford Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue Significant
06 How Stafford County compares

Stafford County vs KS vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

23.04
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Stafford County
23.04
KS avg
9.66
US avg
7.15
1.11
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Stafford County
1.11
KS avg
0.99
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Stafford County
0
KS avg
8.5
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Stafford County

9 cities mapped to FIPS 20185.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Stafford County

4 departments report from this county.

Stafford County Fire Dept
St John
FDID SF406 55 incidents
STAFFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT
—
FDID SF305 7 incidents 15 vol
Saint John City Fire Departmen
St John
FDID SF407 7 incidents
MACKSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Macksville
FDID SF302 0 incidents 14 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.