ZIP 50010 recorded 177 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 865 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Story County, IA.
865 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 158 | |
| 2022 | 192 | |
| 2023 | 154 | |
| 2024 | 184 | |
| 2025 | 177 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50010 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 128 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 65 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 61 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 56 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 48 | 5.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50010 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 20.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50010 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 268% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $140,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $138,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50010.
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 — 865 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.