ZIP 51542 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 49 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pottawattamie County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
49 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51542 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 15 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 6.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51542 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51542 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51542.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crescent | 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 — 49 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.