ZIP 50020 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 32 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cass County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
32 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50020 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 9 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 9.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50020 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 9.1% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50020.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anita | 32 |
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 — 32 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.