ZIP 52572 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 91 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Appanoose County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
91 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52572 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 47 | 51.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 18 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 3.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52572 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Escalator - exterior, interior | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52572 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 270% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52572.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moulton | 91 |
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 — 91 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.