ZIP 50026 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 25 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guthrie County, IA.
25 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50026 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 2 | 8.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50026 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50026 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 118% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | 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 — 25 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.