ZIP 52639 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 77 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
77 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52639 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 7 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 6 | 7.8% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52639 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 17.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 60.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Candle | 1 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52639 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 229% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52639.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montrose | 77 |
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 — 77 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.