ZIP 51358 recorded 19 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 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51358 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prescribed fire | 14 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 10 | 27.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 1 | 2.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51358 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51358 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 125% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51358.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruthven | 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.