ZIP 52253 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 76 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Johnson County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
76 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52253 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 13 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 11 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 6 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 5 | 6.6% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52253 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52253.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisbon | 76 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linn County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19113 |
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 — 76 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.