ZIP 68434 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 55 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Seward County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
55 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68434 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 4 | 7.3% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68434 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Fireworks | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 11.1% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68434.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seward | 55 |
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 — 55 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.