ZIP 52627 recorded 198 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 716 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
716 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | |
| 2022 | 118 | |
| 2023 | 125 | |
| 2024 | 194 | |
| 2025 | 198 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52627 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 111 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 100 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 68 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 56 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 46 | 6.4% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52627 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 50 | 32.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 52.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52627 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 202% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $227,430 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,500 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $65,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52627.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Madison | 714 | |
| 2 | Denmark | 1 |
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 — 716 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.