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Fires in ZIP 66046

ZIP 66046 recorded 161 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,021 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Douglas County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

ZIP 66046 FIPS 20045 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
161
1,021 across 5 years
Building fires
11
15 wildland
Wildfire risk
56
FEMA NRI · Moderate
Active fires
0
in Douglas County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 66046

1,021 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 191
2022 231
2023 204
2024 234
2025 161
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 66046?

Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 74
Feb 84
Mar 100
Apr 73
May 82
Jun 90
Jul 125
Aug 101
Sep 74
Oct 89
Nov 65
Dec 64
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 66046?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66046 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 165 16.2%
2 Power line down 164 16.1%
3 Grass fire 87 8.5%
4 Building fires 69 6.8%
5 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 67 6.6%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 66046?

For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
38%
124
Cause undetermined
29%
95
Intentional / arson
13%
43
Equipment / heat source failure
11%
36
Under investigation
8%
26
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
2
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66046 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 59 17.9%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 45 13.7%
3 Undetermined 40 12.2%
4 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 31 9.4%
5 Cooking area, kitchen 22 6.7%
6 Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste 21 6.4%
7 Outside area, other 18 5.5%
8 Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch 11 3.3%
9 All other areas 82 24.9%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 162 49.2%
2 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 20 6.1%
3 Hot ember or ash 19 5.8%
4 Cigarette lighter 19 5.8%
5 Heat from powered equipment, other 18 5.5%
6 Arcing 12 3.6%
7 Cigarette 12 3.6%
8 Hot or smoldering object, other 11 3.3%
9 All other sources 56 17.0%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $1.3M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66046 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 173% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $300,000 Building fires 2025 Major
2 $225,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
3 $153,747 Building fires 2024 Significant
4 $150,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
5 $150,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
6 $100,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
7 $100,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
8 $80,500 Building fires 2021 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 66046

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66046.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Lawrence 1,013
2 Eudora 2
11 Current conditions

Right now in 66046

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,021 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.