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2025 County Report

Fires in Nance County, NE

In 2025, fire departments serving Nance County responded to 12 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $10K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

2,304 residents FIPS 31125 7 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
12
80 across 5 years
Building fires
0
4 wildland
Property loss
$14K
$14K structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 75% of all calls.

12
Total Incidents
Grass fire 3 25.0%
Cultivated grain or crop fire 3 25.0%
Fires in structures other than in a building 1 8.3%
Passenger vehicle fire 1 8.3%
Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 1 8.3%
All other categories 3 25.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Nance County?

Mar peaks. Jun dips.

Jan 1
Feb 2
Mar 6
Apr 2
May 1
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Nance County

80 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 11
2022 29
2023 15
2024 13
2025 12
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 0 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
100%
2
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

5 fires · $14K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Nance County during 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $10,000 Fullerton Natural vegetation fire, other Significant
2 $2,000 Fullerton Grass fire Significant
3 $1,000 Genoa Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
4 $500 Genoa Cultivated grain or crop fire Significant
5 $400 Genoa Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Nance County compares

Nance County vs NE vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

5.21
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Nance County
5.21
NE avg
5.67
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Nance County
0
NE avg
0.57
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Nance County
0
NE avg
7
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Nance County

7 cities mapped to FIPS 31125.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Nance County

3 departments report from this county.

Genoa Vol Fire Dept
Genoa
FDID 58003 11 incidents 30 vol
Belgrade Vol Fire Dept
Belgrade
FDID 58001 0 incidents 22 vol
Fullerton Vol Fire Dept
Fullerton
FDID 58002 0 incidents 35 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in NE

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 West Ash 2012 USFS 56,470
2 POWDERHORN 2000 USFS 45,765
3 Bovee 2022 USFS 18,875
4 Spotted Tail #3 2006 USFS 17,928
5 Plum 1965 USFS 13,235
6 Roberts Tract 2006 USFS 9,929
7 Hay Canyon 2012 USFS 9,882
8 Good Friday 1995 USFS 6,853
9 Red Kate 2019 FWS 5,035
10 Coffee 1987 USFS 4,836

About this data

County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.