ZIP 66044 recorded 278 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,718 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Douglas County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,718 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 322 | |
| 2022 | 373 | |
| 2023 | 400 | |
| 2024 | 345 | |
| 2025 | 278 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66044 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 266 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 254 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 249 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 110 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 108 | 6.3% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66044 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 51 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 26 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 107 | 29.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 188 | 51.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 25 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 22 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 21 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66044 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 871% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $514,620 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $278,625 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $152,193 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $109,824 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66044.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence | 1,683 | |
| 2 | Leavenworth | 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 — 1,718 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.