ZIP 51533 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 28 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mills County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
28 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51533 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 8 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 2 | 7.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51533 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 100.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51533 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 9850% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $78,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $800 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51533.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson | 28 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19137 |
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 — 28 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.