ZIP 68038 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 68 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Burt County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
68 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68038 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 14 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 8.8% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68038 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 15.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68038 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 109% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68038.
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 — 68 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.