ZIP 68853 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 52 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sherman County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
52 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68853 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 16 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 7 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 4 | 7.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68853 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 15.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68853 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 328% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $55,000 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68853.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loup City | 52 |
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 — 52 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.