ZIP 51571 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 56 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mills County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
56 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51571 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 4 | 7.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51571 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51571 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 2933% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | 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 — 56 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.