ZIP 68522 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 313 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
313 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 86 | |
| 2024 | 77 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Jul peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68522 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 57 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 47 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 31 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 27 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 25 | 8.0% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68522 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 35.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 14.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 57.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68522 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 301% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $166,300 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $105,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68522.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 249 |
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 — 313 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.