ZIP 66739 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 589 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cherokee County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
589 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | |
| 2022 | 141 | |
| 2023 | 114 | |
| 2024 | 113 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66739 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 156 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 98 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 47 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 42 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 5.4% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66739 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 33.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 25.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 104 | 68.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66739 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 308% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $18,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66739.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galena | 572 | |
| 2 | Riverton | 6 | |
| 3 | Baxter Springs | 4 | |
| 4 | Galena | 3 | |
| 5 | Columbus | 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 — 589 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.