ZIP 66547 recorded 49 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 257 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pottawatomie County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
257 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 72 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 49 | |
| 2025 | 49 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66547 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 37 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 29 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 22 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 18 | 7.0% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66547 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 11 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 36.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 25.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66547 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 126% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $306,040 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66547.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wamego | 228 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabaunsee County | KS | 0.50 | FIPS 20197 |
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 — 257 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.