ZIP 69162 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 347 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cheyenne County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
347 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 84 | |
| 2023 | 69 | |
| 2024 | 98 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 69162 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 50 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 22 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 19 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 17 | 4.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 69162 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 40 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 35 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 23 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 19 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 18 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 40.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 31 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 15.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 69162 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 496% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 69162.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sidney | 347 |
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 — 347 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.