ZIP 68508 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 541 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
541 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | |
| 2022 | 96 | |
| 2023 | 136 | |
| 2024 | 134 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68508 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 96 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 57 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 51 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 38 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 31 | 5.7% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68508 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 41 | 23.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 18.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 107 | 61.5% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68508 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 258% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $402,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $112,200 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68508.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 443 |
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 — 541 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.