ZIP 52540 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 22 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
22 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52540 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 8 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 8 | 36.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Prescribed fire | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 1 | 4.5% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52540.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton | 10 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19183 |
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 — 22 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.