ZIP 66503 recorded 112 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 624 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Riley County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
624 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 116 | |
| 2022 | 143 | |
| 2023 | 110 | |
| 2024 | 143 | |
| 2025 | 112 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66503 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 228 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 63 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 45 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 38 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 34 | 5.4% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66503 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 50 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 38 | 20.2% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 20.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 28 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 11 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 55 | 29.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66503 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2558% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $650,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66503.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manhattan | 592 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pottawatomie County | KS | 0.50 | FIPS 20149 |
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 — 624 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.