ZIP 51526 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 97 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pottawattamie County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
97 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51526 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 19 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 12 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 7 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 5.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51526 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 9.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51526 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $4,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51526.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crescent | 96 |
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 — 97 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.