ZIP 68462 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 61 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
61 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68462 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 12 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 12 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 6.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68462 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Conveyor | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 72.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Match | 1 | 9.1% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68462.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waverly | 59 |
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 — 61 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.