ZIP 68359 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 70 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Saline County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
70 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68359 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 24 | 34.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 14 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 9 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 3 | 4.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68359 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 7 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 4.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 4.8% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68359.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friend | 70 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seward County | NE | 1.00 | FIPS 31159 |
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 — 70 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.