ZIP 68507 recorded 76 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 365 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
365 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 94 | |
| 2024 | 111 | |
| 2025 | 76 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68507 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 66 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 55 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 35 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 30 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 22 | 6.0% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68507 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 38 | 34.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 42.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68507 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 261% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $69,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68507.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 313 |
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 — 365 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.