ZIP 66609 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 375 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shawnee County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
375 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | |
| 2022 | 118 | |
| 2023 | 91 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66609 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 46 | 12.3% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 44 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 37 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 36 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 6.4% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66609 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 28 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 27.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 100 | 61.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66609 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 393% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $85,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66609.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Topeka | 375 |
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 — 375 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.