ZIP 66616 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 320 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shawnee County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
320 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 62 | |
| 2023 | 87 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66616 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 53 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 24 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 18 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 18 | 5.6% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66616 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 38 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 19.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 132 | 74.2% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 8.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66616 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 209% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66616.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Topeka | 320 |
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 — 320 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.