ZIP 52638 recorded 33 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 51 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Des Moines County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
51 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 33 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52638 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oil or other combustible liquid spill | 11 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 7 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Chemical spill or leak | 6 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 3 | 5.9% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52638 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52638 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 322% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 51 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.