ZIP 51576 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 131 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pottawattamie County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
131 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 51576 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 19 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 16 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 15 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 10 | 7.6% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 51576 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 2.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 51576 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 12000100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 51576.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Underwood | 115 |
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 — 131 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.