ZIP 66762 recorded 62 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,318 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cherokee County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,318 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 89 | |
| 2022 | 427 | |
| 2023 | 341 | |
| 2024 | 399 | |
| 2025 | 62 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66762 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 208 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 206 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 128 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 83 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 64 | 4.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66762 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 168 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 132 | 20.2% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 51 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 50 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 40 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 22 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 17 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 137 | 20.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 322 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 96 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 30 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 20 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 19 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 16 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 105 | 16.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66762 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1131% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $85,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $65,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66762.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford County | KS | 1.00 | FIPS 20037 |
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 — 1,318 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.