ZIP 52356 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 146 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
146 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
Oct peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52356 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 46 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 30 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 7 | 4.8% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52356 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Structural area, other | 7 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 6 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 15.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52356 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 365% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52356.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellman | 146 |
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 — 146 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.