ZIP 52209 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 22 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Benton County, IA.
22 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52209 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 6 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 5 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 1 | 4.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52209 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52209 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 128% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $28,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $17,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $6,000 | Grass fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Grass fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52209.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blairstown | 22 |
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 — 22 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.