ZIP 68521 recorded 149 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 754 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
754 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 114 | |
| 2023 | 182 | |
| 2024 | 216 | |
| 2025 | 149 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68521 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 149 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 122 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 70 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 60 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 40 | 5.3% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68521 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 45 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 111 | 53.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68521 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 189% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68521.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 640 |
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 — 754 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.