ZIP 68409 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 47 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cass County, NE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
47 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 68409 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 7 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 3 | 6.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 68409 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Match | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 68409 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 1094% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
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 — 47 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.