ZIP 66606 recorded 49 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 506 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shawnee County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
506 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 110 | |
| 2022 | 99 | |
| 2023 | 118 | |
| 2024 | 130 | |
| 2025 | 49 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66606 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 68 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 48 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 47 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 42 | 8.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66606 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 68 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 61 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 13 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 58 | 20.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 199 | 70.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Match | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66606 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 809% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $107,780 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,320 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $53,420 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66606.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Topeka | 506 |
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 — 506 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.