ZIP 51033 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 32 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buena Vista County, IA.
32 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51033 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 10 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 6 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Prescribed fire | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 9.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51033 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Function area, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Structural area, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 25.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51033 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2024 | 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 — 32 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.