ZIP 51510 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 186 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pottawattamie County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
186 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51510 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 25 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 20 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 16 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 14 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 7.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51510 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 9 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 7 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 16.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 19 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 5.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51510 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1088% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $205,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $205,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $205,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51510.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Lake | 167 | |
| 2 | Crescent | 2 | |
| 3 | Council Bluffs | 1 |
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.