ZIP 68822 recorded 49 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 180 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Custer County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
180 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 49 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68822 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 42 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 22 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 19 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 14 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 6.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68822 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 15.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68822 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $68,520 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68822.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broken Bow | 178 |
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 — 180 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.