ZIP 51503 recorded 307 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,525 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pottawattamie County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,525 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 235 | |
| 2022 | 259 | |
| 2023 | 403 | |
| 2024 | 321 | |
| 2025 | 307 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51503 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 274 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 146 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 124 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 120 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 118 | 7.7% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51503 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 57 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 39 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 28 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 23 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 103 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 154 | 45.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 43 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 33 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 19 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51503 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 278% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51503.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Council Bluffs | 1,083 |
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 — 1,525 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.