ZIP 66542 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 264 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shawnee County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
264 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 53 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66542 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 54 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 41 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 23 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 16 | 6.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66542 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 20.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66542 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 581% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $152,560 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $24,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 264 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.