ZIP 50036 recorded 171 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 846 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Boone County, IA.
846 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 121 | |
| 2022 | 139 | |
| 2023 | 194 | |
| 2024 | 221 | |
| 2025 | 171 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50036 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 190 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 117 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 80 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 79 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 5.2% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50036 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 17 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 55 | 32.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 17.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50036 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1256% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $185,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50036.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boone | 844 |
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 — 846 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.