ZIP 52136 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 228 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Howard County, IA.
228 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52136 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 40 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 34 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 29 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 16 | 7.0% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52136 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Wall assembly | 9 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 11 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 23.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52136 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 304% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52136.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cresco | 228 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winneshiek County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19191 |
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 — 228 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.