ZIP 68818 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 189 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hamilton County, NE.
189 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Oct peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68818 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 50 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 31 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 16 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 6.9% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68818 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 17.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Conducted heat from another fire | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 8.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68818 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3903% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68818.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurora | 185 |
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 — 189 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.