ZIP 69301 recorded 54 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 281 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Box Butte County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
281 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 54 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 54 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 69301 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 48 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 26 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 17 | 6.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 69301 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 47 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 25.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 18.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 69301 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 779% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 69301.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alliance | 275 | |
| 2 | Poplar Bluff | 2 | |
| 3 | Gering | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan County | NE | 1.00 | FIPS 31161 |
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 — 281 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.