ZIP 51501 recorded 461 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,927 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pottawattamie County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,927 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 298 | |
| 2022 | 375 | |
| 2023 | 313 | |
| 2024 | 480 | |
| 2025 | 461 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 324 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 278 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 251 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 189 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 150 | 7.8% |
For the 42 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 73 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 70 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 37 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 35 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 34 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 17 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 108 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 200 | 48.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 40 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 39 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 31 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 21 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 107% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $110,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51501.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Council Bluffs | 1,812 |
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 — 1,927 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.