ZIP 68715 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 54 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
54 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68715 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 12 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 9 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 3 | 5.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68715 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 4 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 6.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68715 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 194% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $6,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,500 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $450 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68715.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle Creek | 54 |
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 — 54 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.