ZIP 50049 recorded 78 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 302 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lucas County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
302 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 78 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50049 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 88 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 33 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 6.3% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50049 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 37.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 35.2% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 15 | 17.0% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Match | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50049 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 333% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $99,999 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $9,999 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $9,999 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $9,999 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $9,999 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $9,999 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $9,999 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50049.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chariton | 302 |
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 — 302 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.