ZIP 52544 recorded 54 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 241 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Appanoose County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
241 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 47 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 76 | |
| 2025 | 54 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52544 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 61 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 43 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 25 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 16 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 14 | 5.8% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52544 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 26 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 16 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 52.5% | |
| 2 | Match | 9 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52544 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 429% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $147,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $130,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52544.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centerville | 228 |
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 — 241 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.