ZIP 51551 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 192 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mills County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
192 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51551 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 48 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Chemical hazard (no spill or leak) | 31 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 15 | 7.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51551 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51551 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 192% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51551.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malvern | 192 |
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 — 192 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.