ZIP 66781 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 147 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cherokee County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
147 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66781 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 58 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 34 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 4.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66781 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 53.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 68.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66781 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66781.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weir | 144 |
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 — 147 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.