ZIP 68776 recorded 77 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 380 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dakota County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
380 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 87 | |
| 2022 | 84 | |
| 2023 | 71 | |
| 2024 | 61 | |
| 2025 | 77 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68776 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 53 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 48 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 40 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 29 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 24 | 6.3% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68776 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 29.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 12 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 16.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68776 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 230% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $158,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68776.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sioux City | 127 | |
| 2 | Dakota City | 1 | |
| 3 | Sioux City | 1 |
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 — 380 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.