ZIP 66049 recorded 139 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 831 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Douglas County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
831 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 173 | |
| 2022 | 200 | |
| 2023 | 156 | |
| 2024 | 163 | |
| 2025 | 139 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66049 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 186 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 65 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 62 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 62 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 58 | 7.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66049 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 43 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 25 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 17 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 14 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 48 | 21.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66049 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 248% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,510 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66049.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence | 819 | |
| 2 | Lecompton | 4 | |
| 3 | Bolingbrook | 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 — 831 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.