ZIP 51570 recorded 14 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 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51570 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 7 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 4 | 8.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51570 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Other static discharge | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51570 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 381% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51570.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby | 49 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | IA | 0.50 | FIPS 19165 |
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.