ZIP 68502 recorded 216 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 847 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
847 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 119 | |
| 2022 | 120 | |
| 2023 | 184 | |
| 2024 | 208 | |
| 2025 | 216 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68502 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 167 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 141 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 86 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 70 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 51 | 6.0% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68502 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 40 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 39 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 95 | 45.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 14 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 15.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68502 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 244% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $310,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $103,700 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68502.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 721 |
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 — 847 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.