ZIP 51035 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 43 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cherokee County, IA.
43 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51035 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 13 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 9 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 4.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51035 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Multiple areas | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51035 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 261% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51035.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus | 43 |
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 — 43 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.