ZIP 68505 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 291 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
291 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 106 | |
| 2024 | 97 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68505 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 76 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 49 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 23 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 16 | 5.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68505 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 33 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 20 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 18.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 48.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 14.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68505 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 166% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68505.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 290 |
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 — 291 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.