ZIP 66618 recorded 103 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 605 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shawnee County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
605 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 119 | |
| 2022 | 132 | |
| 2023 | 147 | |
| 2024 | 104 | |
| 2025 | 103 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66618 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 130 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 81 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 77 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 59 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 29 | 4.8% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66618 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 63 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 47 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 26 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 17 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 62 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 131 | 49.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66618 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1050% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $950,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $527,250 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $192,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $181,480 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $135,060 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66618.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Topeka | 592 | |
| 2 | Silver Lake | 2 | |
| 3 | Meriden | 1 |
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 — 605 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.