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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 66603

ZIP 66603 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 303 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shawnee County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

ZIP 66603 FIPS 20177 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
17
303 across 5 years
Building fires
1
1 wildland
Wildfire risk
75
FEMA NRI · High
Active fires
0
in Shawnee County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 66603

303 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 66
2022 77
2023 67
2024 76
2025 17
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 66603?

Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 20
Feb 32
Mar 29
Apr 33
May 31
Jun 18
Jul 20
Aug 16
Sep 23
Oct 27
Nov 30
Dec 24
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 66603?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66603 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 84 27.7%
2 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 37 12.2%
3 Building fires 29 9.6%
4 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 24 7.9%
5 Unauthorized burning 18 5.9%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 66603?

For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
19%
32
Cause undetermined
28%
48
Intentional / arson
41%
70
Equipment / heat source failure
3%
5
Under investigation
8%
13
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
3
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66603 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 41 24.0%
2 Outside area, other 40 23.4%
3 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 18 10.5%
4 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 11 6.4%
5 Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste 7 4.1%
6 Other 6 3.5%
7 Cooking area, kitchen 6 3.5%
8 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 6 3.5%
9 All other areas 36 21.1%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 131 76.6%
2 Cigarette lighter 6 3.5%
3 Heat source: other 5 2.9%
4 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 5 2.9%
5 Match 4 2.3%
6 Arcing 3 1.8%
7 Hot ember or ash 3 1.8%
8 Heat from powered equipment, other 2 1.2%
9 All other sources 12 7.0%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $286K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66603 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4767% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $78,000 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 2022 Significant
2 $50,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
3 $40,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
4 $32,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
5 $24,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
6 $22,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
7 $20,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
8 $20,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 66603

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66603.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Topeka 302
2 Atchison 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 66603

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 303 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.