ZIP 68048 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 370 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cass County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
370 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 54 | |
| 2024 | 121 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68048 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 31 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 24 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 23 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 5.9% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68048 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 12 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 9 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 33.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 22.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68048 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 142% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $210,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68048.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plattsmouth | 358 | |
| 2 | Louisville | 1 |
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 — 370 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.