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2025 County Report

Fires in Woodson County, KS

In 2025, fire departments serving Woodson County responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $120K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

1,906 residents FIPS 20207 11 cities · 4 fire depts
Total incidents
10
54 across 5 years
Building fires
7
3 wildland
Property loss
$312K
$250K structure · $62K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

10
Total Incidents
Building fires 7 70.0%
Grass fire 2 20.0%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 1 10.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Woodson County?

Mar peaks. Feb dips.

Jan 2
Feb 0
Mar 6
Apr 0
May 0
Jun 1
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 1
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Woodson County

54 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 5
2022 9
2023 16
2024 14
2025 10
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 7 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
60%
3
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
20%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
20%
1
05 The biggest fires

4 fires · $250K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Woodson County during 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $120,000 TORONTO Building fires Significant
2 $100,000 TORONTO Building fires Significant
3 $20,000 TORONTO Building fires Significant
4 $10,000 TORONTO Building fires Significant
06 How Woodson County compares

Woodson County vs KS vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

5.25
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Woodson County
5.25
KS avg
9.66
US avg
7.15
3.67
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Woodson County
3.67
KS avg
0.99
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Woodson County
0
KS avg
8.5
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Woodson County

11 cities mapped to FIPS 20207.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Woodson County

4 departments report from this county.

TORONTO FIRE DEPARTMENT
TORONTO
FDID WO303 4 incidents 20 vol
YATES CENTER FIRE DEPARTMENT
—
FDID WO201 0 incidents
NEOSHO FALLS FIRE DEPARTMENT
—
FDID WO302 0 incidents 9 vol
Woodson County Rural Fire Dept
Yates Center
FDID WO404 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.