ZIP 52003 recorded 105 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 543 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dubuque County, IA.
543 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 89 | |
| 2022 | 91 | |
| 2023 | 111 | |
| 2024 | 147 | |
| 2025 | 105 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52003 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 73 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 60 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 46 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Oil or other combustible liquid spill | 45 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 43 | 7.9% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52003 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 28.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 43.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 13.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52003 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1669% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $154,621 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $97,394 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,640 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52003.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubuque | 535 |
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 — 543 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.