ZIP 68845 recorded 73 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 396 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buffalo County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
396 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | |
| 2022 | 118 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 81 | |
| 2025 | 73 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68845 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 132 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 45 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 34 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 25 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 3.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68845 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Fireworks | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68845 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 530% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $160,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68845.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kearney | 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 — 396 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.