ZIP 68352 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 185 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
185 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68352 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 43 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 37 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 9 | 4.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68352 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 33 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 23.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 21.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68352 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68352.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairbury | 182 |
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 — 185 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.