ZIP 68771 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 66 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cedar County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
66 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68771 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 11 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 5 | 7.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68771 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 5 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 4.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 27.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68771 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 27525% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $325,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Grass fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68771.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randolph | 61 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | NE | 1.00 | FIPS 31179 |
| Pierce County | NE | 0.50 | FIPS 31139 |
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 — 66 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.