ZIP 66608 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 802 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shawnee County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
802 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 201 | |
| 2022 | 180 | |
| 2023 | 186 | |
| 2024 | 183 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66608 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 195 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 70 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 63 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 58 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 57 | 7.1% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66608 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 133 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 120 | 24.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 77 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 29 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 9 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 15.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 362 | 74.0% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 31 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 17 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 9 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Match | 7 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 6.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66608 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 258% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $52,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $29,520 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $29,270 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,890 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66608.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Topeka | 801 |
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 — 802 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.