ZIP 51232 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 56 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Osceola County, IA.
56 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Jul peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51232 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accident, potential accident, other | 14 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 3 | 5.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51232 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 12.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 25.8% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 9.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51232 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 433% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $4,500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $500 | Special outside fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51232.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashton | 56 |
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 — 56 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.