ZIP 52214 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 133 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Linn County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
133 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52214 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 35 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 11 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 10 | 7.5% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52214 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52214 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 639% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $308,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $135,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52214.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central City | 132 |
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 — 133 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.