ZIP 68801 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 679 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hall County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
679 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 135 | |
| 2022 | 145 | |
| 2023 | 175 | |
| 2024 | 174 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Jul peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68801 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 222 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 86 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 64 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 36 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 34 | 5.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68801 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 35 | 12.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 25 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 12 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 100 | 36.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 41 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 36 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 22 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 50 | 18.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68801 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 972% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68801.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Island | 679 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrick County | NE | 1.00 | FIPS 31121 |
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 — 679 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.