ZIP 51360 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 186 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dickinson County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
186 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 36 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51360 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 29 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 27 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 7.5% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51360 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 27.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 63.1% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Fireworks | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 13.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51360 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4529% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $185,161 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $162,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $138,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $43,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51360.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spirit Lake | 75 | |
| 2 | Orleans | 19 |
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 — 186 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.