ZIP 68526 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 107 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
107 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68526 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 26 | 24.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 12 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 4 | 3.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68526 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 26.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68526 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 519% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $42,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68526.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 95 |
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 — 107 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.