ZIP 68512 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 237 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
237 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 46 | |
| 2024 | 65 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68512 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 51 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 48 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 19 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 11 | 4.6% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68512 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68512 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2243% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68512.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 188 |
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 — 237 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.