ZIP 68144 recorded 89 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 275 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Douglas County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
275 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 111 | |
| 2025 | 89 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68144 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 42 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 32 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 27 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 20 | 7.3% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68144 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 32.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Candle | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 16.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68144 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 247% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $46,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $24,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $16,238 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 68144.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omaha | 274 |
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 — 275 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.