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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 68743

ZIP 68743 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 12 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dakota County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

ZIP 68743 FIPS 31043 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
2
12 across 5 years
Building fires
1
1 wildland
Wildfire risk
78
FEMA NRI · High
Active fires
0
in Dakota County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 68743

12 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 1
2022 4
2023 5
2024 0
2025 2
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 68743?

Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 6
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 1
Sep 2
Oct 2
Nov 1
Dec 0
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 68743?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68743 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 2 16.7%
2 Grass fire 2 16.7%
3 Cultivated grain or crop fire 2 16.7%
4 Building fires 1 8.3%
5 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 1 8.3%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 68743?

For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
50%
1
Cause undetermined
50%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68743 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. 1 50.0%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 1 50.0%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Heat from powered equipment, other 1 50.0%
2 Hot ember or ash 1 50.0%
07 The biggest fires

2 fires · $100K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68743 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $100,000 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 2022 Significant
2 $100 Cultivated grain or crop fire 2023 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 68743

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68743.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Dakota City 1
2 South Sioux City 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 68743

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 12 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.