ZIP 51046 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 43 across 2021–2025. Primary county: O'Brien County, IA.
43 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51046 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 8 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 3 | 7.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51046 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51046 across 2021–2025. These 7 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 | $500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $4 | Grass fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $3 | Grass fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51046.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paullina | 41 |
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.