ZIP 51534 recorded 165 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 642 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mills County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
642 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 127 | |
| 2023 | 101 | |
| 2024 | 187 | |
| 2025 | 165 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51534 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 98 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 87 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 75 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 75 | 11.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 59 | 9.2% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51534 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 33.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 21 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Match | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 23.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51534 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 144% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $208,032 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51534.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenwood | 642 |
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 — 642 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.