ZIP 68506 recorded 152 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 606 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
606 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 84 | |
| 2023 | 162 | |
| 2024 | 151 | |
| 2025 | 152 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68506 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 151 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 101 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 53 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 42 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 32 | 5.3% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68506 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 40 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 33 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 40.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Match | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 17.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68506 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 257% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $156,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68506.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 522 |
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 — 606 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.