ZIP 51449 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 67 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calhoun County, IA.
67 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Oct peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51449 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 14 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 10 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 7 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 7 | 10.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51449 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 20.8% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 13.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 20.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51449 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 170% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51449.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake City | 67 |
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 — 67 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.