ZIP 68503 recorded 134 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 589 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
589 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 114 | |
| 2023 | 106 | |
| 2024 | 142 | |
| 2025 | 134 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68503 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 106 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 99 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 57 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 34 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 28 | 4.8% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68503 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 45 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 23 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 17.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 55.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 12.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68503 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 144% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68503.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 476 |
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 — 589 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.