ZIP 52332 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 88 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Benton County, IA.
88 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52332 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 24 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 21.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 14 | 15.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 4.5% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52332 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 34.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 5 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 37.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 8.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52332 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 15200% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52332.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shellsburg | 88 |
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 — 88 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.