ZIP 66949 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 40 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jewell County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
40 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 66949 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 6 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2 | 5.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 66949 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Match | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Other static discharge | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 66949 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 605% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $6,500 | Outside storage fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | 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 — 40 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.