ZIP 68823 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 20 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Garfield County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
20 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68823 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 2 | 10.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68823 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Wall assembly | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68823 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1376% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $35,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $34,650 | Unauthorized burning | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $14,000 | Grass fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $14,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68823.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burwell | 19 |
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 — 20 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.