ZIP 68870 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 18 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buffalo County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
18 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68870 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 7 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 1 | 5.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68870 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 80.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68870 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 110% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Grass fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Grass fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $307,600 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $175,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $6,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $200 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2022 | 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 — 18 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.