ZIP 66701 recorded 183 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 952 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bourbon County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
952 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 181 | |
| 2022 | 184 | |
| 2023 | 239 | |
| 2024 | 165 | |
| 2025 | 183 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 181 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 122 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 109 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 86 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 64 | 6.7% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 34 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 16 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 61 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 155 | 56.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 466% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $270,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $165,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $160,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Scott | 940 | |
| 2 | Bronson | 2 |
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 — 952 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.