ZIP 68770 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 50 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dixon County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
50 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68770 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 12 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 8 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 7 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 4 | 8.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68770 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68770 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 159% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $70,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $14,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68770.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ponca | 43 |
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 — 50 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.