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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 68073

ZIP 68073 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 45 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Saunders County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

ZIP 68073 FIPS 31155 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
16
45 across 5 years
Building fires
2
7 wildland
Wildfire risk
72
FEMA NRI · High
Active fires
0
in Saunders County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 68073

45 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 0
2022 8
2023 2
2024 19
2025 16
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 68073?

Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 3
Feb 6
Mar 4
Apr 9
May 0
Jun 3
Jul 3
Aug 4
Sep 6
Oct 3
Nov 2
Dec 2
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 68073?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68073 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 12 26.7%
2 Building fires 7 15.6%
3 Fire, other 6 13.3%
4 Passenger vehicle fire 4 8.9%
5 Outside rubbish fire, other 2 4.4%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 68073?

For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
71%
12
Cause undetermined
12%
2
Intentional / arson
12%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
5%
1
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68073 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Other 5 29.4%
2 Undetermined 4 23.5%
3 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 3 17.6%
4 Switchgear area, transformer vault 2 11.8%
5 Storage area, other 1 5.9%
6 Outside area, other 1 5.9%
7 Wildland, woods 1 5.9%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 4 23.5%
2 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 3 17.6%
3 Arcing 2 11.8%
4 Hot or smoldering object, other 2 11.8%
5 Heat spread from another fire, other 2 11.8%
6 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 1 5.9%
7 Hot ember or ash 1 5.9%
8 Match 1 5.9%
9 All other sources 1 5.9%
07 The biggest fires

5 fires · $89K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68073 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $70,000 Fires in structures other than in a building 2022 Significant
2 $10,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
3 $7,000 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other 2022 Significant
4 $2,000 Passenger vehicle fire 2022 Significant
5 $1 Cultivated grain or crop fire 2022 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 68073

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68073.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Yutan 43
2 Waterloo 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 68073

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 45 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.