ZIP 67526 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 111 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barton County, KS. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
111 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 67526 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 24 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 15 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 8 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 8 | 7.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 67526 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 5 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 13.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 67526 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 832% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $90,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Outside storage fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 67526.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellinwood | 107 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice County | KS | 1.00 | FIPS 20159 |
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 — 111 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.