ZIP 68866 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 32 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buffalo County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
32 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 0 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68866 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 11 | 34.4% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Outside storage fire | 2 | 6.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68866 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68866 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $7,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,700 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,550 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68866.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kearney | 1 |
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 — 32 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.