ZIP 51342 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 37 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Palo Alto County, IA.
37 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51342 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 9 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 9 | 24.3% | |
| 3 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Garbage dump or sanitary landfill fire | 3 | 8.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51342 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 4.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 61.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51342 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1566% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51342.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graettinger | 37 |
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 — 37 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.