ZIP 68523 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 24 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
24 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68523 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 2 | 8.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68523 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68523 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68523.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 20 |
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 — 24 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.