ZIP 66539 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 216 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shawnee County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
216 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66539 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 57 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 17 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 17 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 12 | 5.6% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66539 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 15.1% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 13.2% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 9.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Match | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 15.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66539 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 156% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $11,500 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66539.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Lake | 206 | |
| 2 | Topeka | 4 |
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 — 216 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.