ZIP 68516 recorded 167 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 803 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
803 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 115 | |
| 2022 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 208 | |
| 2024 | 207 | |
| 2025 | 167 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68516 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 198 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 155 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 81 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 34 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 33 | 4.1% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68516 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 34 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 24 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 16.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68516 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1452% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $496,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68516.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 692 |
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 — 803 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.