ZIP 68959 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 92 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kearney County, NE.
92 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68959 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 22 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 19 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 16 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 5 | 5.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68959 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 25.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 3.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 59.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68959 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1509% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Outside storage fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68959.
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 — 92 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.