ZIP 51012 recorded 55 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 109 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cherokee County, IA.
109 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 55 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51012 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 22 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 15 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 12 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 10 | 9.2% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51012 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Entrance way, lobby | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 43.2% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51012 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 123% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $115,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $37,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51012.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherokee | 108 |
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 — 109 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.