ZIP 52134 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 24 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Howard County, IA.
24 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52134 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 8 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 1 | 4.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52134 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52134 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 1180% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52134.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Vernon | 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 — 24 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.