ZIP 50014 recorded 134 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 478 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Boone County, IA.
478 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 77 | |
| 2024 | 148 | |
| 2025 | 134 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50014 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 62 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 48 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 46 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 36 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Chemical hazard (no spill or leak) | 26 | 5.4% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50014 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 7.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 6.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 42.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Candle | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 23.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50014 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 274% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $272,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50014.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Story County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19169 |
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 — 478 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.