ZIP 68402 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 44 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
44 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68402 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 18 | 40.9% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 4.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68402 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 69.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 3.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 62.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 6.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68402 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $7,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $550 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $300 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68402.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 2 |
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 — 44 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.