ZIP 52404 recorded 397 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,865 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Linn County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,865 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 369 | |
| 2022 | 407 | |
| 2023 | 362 | |
| 2024 | 330 | |
| 2025 | 397 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52404 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 293 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 186 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 170 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 110 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 87 | 4.7% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52404 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 105 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 96 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 90 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 39 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 35 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 28 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 22 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 233 | 34.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 355 | 52.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 73 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 54 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 24 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 22 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 20 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 16 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 98 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52404 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 175% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $472,200 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $446,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $304,752 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $194,718 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $160,007 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52404.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedar Rapids | 1,789 | |
| 2 | Shueyville | 5 |
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 — 1,865 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.