ZIP 51243 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 24 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lyon County, IA.
24 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51243 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 8 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 2 | 8.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51243 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 77.8% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51243 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 110% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $200 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | 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 — 24 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.