ZIP 51541 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 38 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mills County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
38 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Oct peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51541 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 9 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 7 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Chemical spill or leak | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2 | 5.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51541 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 80.0% | |
| 2 | Structural area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 90.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51541 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 188% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51541.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson | 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 — 38 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.