ZIP 66843 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 16 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chase County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
16 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Aug peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66843 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 6 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 31.2% | |
| 3 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 1 | 6.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66843 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66843 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 109% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,300 | Grass fire | 2023 | Significant |
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 — 16 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.