ZIP 68861 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 20 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buffalo County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
20 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68861 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire, other | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 10.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68861 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 5 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 6.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68861 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
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.