Nebraska
The State Fire Marshal tracks civilian fire deaths but publishes only stale statewide totals (through 2016), and the public data collector is not populated at the county level.
Why this state isn't scored
The Fireground Index scores one comparable metric — the civilian fire-death rate — computed from exact per-county death counts and Census population. For Nebraska, no public source provides those counts completely and unsuppressed for all 93 counties. Rather than publish estimated, partial, or suppressed figures, the state is shown here transparently.
Sources checked
| Source | What it provides |
|---|---|
| Nebraska State Fire Marshal — “Fire Deaths” (sfm.nebraska.gov) | Statewide civilian/fire-service totals only (no county table), and the published series ends at 2016. |
| NASFM Fire Fatality Data Hub — Nebraska (incl. its public dashboard) | The county-bearing layer has 0 records; the only populated layer is a 2,775-row generic-template victim table with no Nebraska county field. The dashboard is a shell over empty data. |
| Nebraska DHHS / CDC WONDER (X00–X09 by county) | Residence-based and small-count suppressed (counts under 10 blanked). |
What failed the source gate
Every state must clear this public-source standard before it is scored:
- Public & authoritative (a state fire-marshal / fire-agency or primary record)
- County-level (or the jurisdiction's county-equivalents)
- Civilian fire deaths, incident-based (counted where the fire occurred; firefighter line-of-duty excluded)
- Exact counts — not rates, not statistically suppressed small cells
- All counties present, with zero-death counties verifiable (not ambiguous omission)
- A recent 5-year window, or a best-available clearly-labeled window
Not met for Nebraska:
- A per-county breakdown (published statewide only)
- A recent window (SFM series ends 2016)
- Unsuppressed exact counts
- All 93 counties present with verifiable zeros
What data would unlock scoring
A per-county, incident-based civilian fire-death count table (all 93 counties, explicit zeros) for a recent window.
Could a records request unlock it?
Likely yes. A records request for per-county civilian fire-fatality counts by year from NFIRS/NERIS — or NASFM populating the Nebraska layer — would unlock scoring.
Relevant office: Nebraska State Fire Marshal (sfm.nebraska.gov/public-records-request)
Have this data? Help make Nebraska scoreable.
If you work with a state fire marshal’s office, fire-service data program, or public-health agency and can share a complete, per-county civilian fire-death dataset, we will evaluate it against the public-source standard and — if it qualifies — publish a fully-cited scorecard for Nebraska.
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