Red Cross sees home fires as biggest Iowa threat in 2025

Red Cross sees home fires as biggest Iowa threat in 2025

In recent years, Iowans have dealt with deadly tornadoes and historic flooding, but the biggest disaster for the Iowa chapter of the American Red Cross during 2025 has been house fires. Josh Murray is spokesman for the agency in Iowa and says fires are breaking out somewhere in the state almost daily, sometimes two a […]

Red Cross: Home Fires Remain Iowa’s Biggest Disaster Threat in 2025

While Iowans have faced deadly tornadoes and major flooding in recent years, the American Red Cross says the most common disaster it has dealt with across Iowa in 2025 has been home fires. Red Cross spokesperson Josh Murray says crews are being called out somewhere in the state almost every day — sometimes twice a day — and the risk only grows as temperatures drop. “So far in 2025, we’ve responded to just about 600 home fires,” Murray said. “Tha…