ZIP 51552 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 29 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cass County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
29 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51552 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 9 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 8 | 27.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2 | 6.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51552 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 3 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51552 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 768% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
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 — 29 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.