ZIP 52161 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 34 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Winneshiek County, IA.
34 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52161 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 2 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 8.8% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52161 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52161 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 395% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $275,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52161.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ossian | 34 |
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 — 34 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.