ZIP 52246 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 205 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Johnson County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
205 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 74 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52246 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 34 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 16 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 13 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 11 | 5.4% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52246 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Entrance way, lobby | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52246 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 136% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52246.
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 — 205 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.