ZIP 52242 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 24 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Johnson County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
24 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52242 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Light ballast breakdown | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Overheated motor | 2 | 8.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52242 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 33.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52242.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa City | 24 |
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 — 24 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.