ZIP 50022 recorded 61 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 218 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cass County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
218 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 61 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50022 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 34 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 31 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 9.2% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50022 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 12 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 9 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 31.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 37.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 18.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50022 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 173% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $123,456 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50022.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic | 218 |
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 — 218 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.