ZIP 51561 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 217 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mills County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
217 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 61 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51561 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 41 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 37 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 30 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 15 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 13 | 6.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51561 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Match | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 13.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51561 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1809% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $24,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51561.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenwood | 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 — 217 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.