ZIP 51442 recorded 62 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 167 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Crawford County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
167 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 62 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51442 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 52 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 10 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 8 | 4.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51442 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51442 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 495% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $7,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51442.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denison | 167 |
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 — 167 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.