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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 82227

ZIP 82227 is served primarily by Niobrara County, WY — including Lusk. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Niobrara County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

ZIP 82227 FIPS 56027 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
39
154 across 5 years
Building fires
2
22 wildland
Wildfire risk
81
FEMA NRI · Very High
Active fires
0
in Niobrara County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Niobrara County?

Aug peaks. Jan dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 0
Feb 2
Mar 2
Apr 3
May 6
Jun 4
Jul 9
Aug 10
Sep 3
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Niobrara County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 10 25.6%
2 Grass fire 9 23.1%
3 Forest, woods or wildland fire 3 7.7%
4 Cultivated grain or crop fire 3 7.7%
5 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 3 7.7%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 82227

One city sit in Niobrara County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Lusk 1,505 25 2 B-
11 Current conditions

Right now in 82227

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Niobrara County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.