ZIP 52401 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 366 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Linn County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
366 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | |
| 2022 | 114 | |
| 2023 | 105 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 44 | 12.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 43 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 25 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 25 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 23 | 6.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 34 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 54.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 612% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $87,822 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $79,590 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $78,520 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $77,910 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $72,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52401.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedar Rapids | 344 | |
| 2 | Iowa City | 1 |
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 — 366 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.