ZIP 68847 recorded 74 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 486 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buffalo County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
486 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 137 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 122 | |
| 2025 | 74 |
Oct peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68847 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 156 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 44 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 38 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 29 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 23 | 4.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68847 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 35.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 46.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 20.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68847 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2029% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $587,365 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68847.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kearney | 237 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney County | NE | 1.00 | FIPS 31099 |
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 — 486 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.