ZIP 68860 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 13 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Custer County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
13 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68860 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 5 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 1 | 7.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68860 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 50.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Lightning | 1 | 50.0% |
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 — 13 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.