ZIP 52577 recorded 222 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 986 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mahaska County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
986 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 179 | |
| 2022 | 195 | |
| 2023 | 179 | |
| 2024 | 211 | |
| 2025 | 222 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52577 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 129 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 127 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 115 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 106 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 58 | 5.9% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52577 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 27.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 20.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52577 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1502% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $82,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52577.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oskaloosa | 982 |
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 — 986 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.