ZIP 52358 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 141 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cedar County, IA.
141 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 36 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52358 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 20 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 18 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 10 | 7.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52358 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 18.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 53.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52358 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1264% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $110,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $81,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $32,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52358.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Branch | 137 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County | IA | 0.50 | FIPS 19103 |
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 — 141 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.