ZIP 52342 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 162 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tama County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
162 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52342 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 23 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 22 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Chemical spill or leak | 13 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 6.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52342 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Corridor, mall | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 12.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Match | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 26.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52342 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 957% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52342.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 162 |
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 — 162 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.