ZIP 68970 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 68 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Webster County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
68 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68970 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 19 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 3 | 4.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68970 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Office | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Closet | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 23.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68970 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 636% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68970.
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 — 68 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.