ZIP 52656 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 78 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
78 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 52656 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 17 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 5 | 6.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 52656 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Candle | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 52656 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 754% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $110,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $22,000 | Outside storage fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 52656.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Point | 76 | |
| 2 | Fort Madison | 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 — 78 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.