ZIP 68781 recorded 14 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 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68781 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 12 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 9 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 7.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68781 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 36.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 26.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68781.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tilden | 52 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope County | NE | 0.50 | FIPS 31003 |
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.