ZIP 66535 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 86 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pottawatomie County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
86 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66535 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 19 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 12 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 4.7% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66535 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 5 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 13.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66535 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66535.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wamego | 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 — 86 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.