ZIP 66942 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 35 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jewell County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
35 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66942 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 10 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 5 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 2 | 5.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66942 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 63.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66942 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 2222% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100 | Building fires | 2024 | 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 — 35 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.