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2025 County Report

Fires in Trego County, KS

In 2025, fire departments serving Trego County responded to 7 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

1,893 residents FIPS 20195 7 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
7
46 across 5 years
Building fires
1
0 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?

Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

7
Total Incidents
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 3 42.9%
Building fires 1 14.3%
Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue 1 14.3%
Outside rubbish fire, other 1 14.3%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 1 14.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Trego County?

Feb peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Trego County

46 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 13
2022 11
2023 11
2024 4
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
100%
1
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Trego County compares

Trego County vs KS vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

3.7
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Trego County
3.7
KS avg
9.66
US avg
7.15
0.53
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Trego County
0.53
KS avg
0.99
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Trego County
0
KS avg
8.5
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Trego County

7 cities mapped to FIPS 20195.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Trego County

3 departments report from this county.

Trego Co Rural Fire Dept
WaKeeney
FDID TR403 9 incidents
WAKEENEY FIRE DEPARTMENT
—
FDID TR302 1 incidents
COLLYER FIRE DEPARTMENT
—
FDID TR301 0 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.