ZIP 51031 recorded 100 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 521 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Plymouth County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
521 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | |
| 2022 | 118 | |
| 2023 | 86 | |
| 2024 | 117 | |
| 2025 | 100 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51031 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 72 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 41 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 38 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 37 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 33 | 6.3% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51031 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 27.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 30.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51031 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 292% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $205,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51031.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Mars | 520 |
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 — 521 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.