ZIP 52535 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 59 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
59 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52535 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 15 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 12 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 6.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52535 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52535 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52535.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 59 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19177 |
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 — 59 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.