ZIP 52324 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 98 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Linn County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
98 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52324 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 15 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 9 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 6 | 6.1% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52324 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 11 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52324 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2205% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $142,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52324.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo | 96 |
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 — 98 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.