ZIP 68863 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 91 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dawson County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
91 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68863 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 34 | 37.4% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 5.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68863 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 42.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 7.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68863 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1141% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $225,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $185,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $85,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68863.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overton | 90 |
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 — 91 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.