ZIP 68626 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 23 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Butler County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
23 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68626 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 6 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2 | 8.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68626 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 36.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68626 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 772% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Grass fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
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 — 23 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.