ZIP 68528 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 270 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
270 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 74 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Jul peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68528 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 33 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 27 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 23 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 22 | 8.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68528 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 14.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 52.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68528 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 164% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $207,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Outside stationary compactor/compacted trash fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $160,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $55,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68528.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 233 |
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 — 270 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.