ZIP 66845 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 52 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chase County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
52 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66845 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 15 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 6 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 3 | 5.8% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66845 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 13.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 2.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Munitions | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66845 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 339% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $34,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $14,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $9,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $6,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $750 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 66845.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottonwood Falls | 48 |
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 — 52 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.