ZIP 66023 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 74 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Atchison County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
74 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66023 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 26 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 6.8% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66023 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 15.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Match | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66023 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 400% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66023.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Effingham | 70 | |
| 2 | Atchison | 1 | |
| 3 | Valley Falls | 1 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 74 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.