ZIP 51240 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 35 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lyon County, IA.
35 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51240 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire, other | 7 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 5 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 5 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 8.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51240 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51240 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $15,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51240.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inwood | 32 |
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 — 35 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.