ZIP 51248 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 26 across 2021–2025. Primary county: O'Brien County, IA.
26 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51248 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 7 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 5 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 1 | 3.8% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51248 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Candle | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51248 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 139250% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $153,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $200 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51248.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanborn | 26 |
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 — 26 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.