ZIP 52208 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 147 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Benton County, IA.
147 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52208 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 28 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 27 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 7 | 4.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52208 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 13.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 68.2% | |
| 2 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52208 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52208.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belle Plaine | 147 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19095 |
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 — 147 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.