ZIP 68701 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 684 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
684 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 174 | |
| 2022 | 178 | |
| 2023 | 164 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 104 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 79 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 50 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 43 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 41 | 6.0% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 26 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 22 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 97 | 40.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 26 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 24 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 14 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 58 | 24.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 772% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68701.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce County | NE | 1.00 | FIPS 31139 |
| Stanton County | NE | 1.00 | FIPS 31167 |
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 — 684 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.