ZIP 69143 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 81 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lincoln County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
81 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 69143 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 29 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 7 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 6.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 69143 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 6 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 69143 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5067% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $285,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $75,000 | Outside storage fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $27,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 69143.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hershey | 80 |
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 — 81 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.