ZIP 50008 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 62 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
62 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50008 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 24 | 38.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 9 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2 | 3.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50008 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 3.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Match | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 24.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50008 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 324% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Building fires | 2022 | 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 — 62 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.