ZIP 52247 recorded 59 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 155 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Johnson County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
155 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 59 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52247 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 54 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 22 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 5.2% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52247 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 59.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 3.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 3.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52247 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 831% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52247.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalona | 153 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19183 |
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 — 155 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.