ZIP 66713 recorded 78 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 523 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cherokee County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
523 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79 | |
| 2022 | 161 | |
| 2023 | 85 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 78 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66713 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 115 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 54 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 47 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 44 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 42 | 8.0% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66713 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 32.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 34.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 19 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66713 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 390% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66713.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baxter Springs | 496 | |
| 2 | Columbus | 9 | |
| 3 | Galena | 5 |
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 — 523 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.