ZIP 82225 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 136 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Niobrara County, WY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
136 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 82225 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 52 | 38.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 4.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 82225 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 36 | 38.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 8 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 14.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lightning | 27 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 20 | 21.5% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 82225 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 235% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $55,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $48,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 82225.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lusk | 131 |
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 — 136 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.