ZIP 68524 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 212 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
212 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68524 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 28 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 27 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 22 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 20 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 19 | 9.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68524 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 16 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 12.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 32.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 16.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68524 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 422% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $55,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68524.
| # | 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 — 212 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.