ZIP 50112 recorded 151 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 611 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jasper County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
611 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | |
| 2022 | 133 | |
| 2023 | 96 | |
| 2024 | 131 | |
| 2025 | 151 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50112 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 80 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 66 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 64 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 39 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 38 | 6.2% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50112 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 14 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 29.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 22.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50112 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 300% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $85,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50112.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grinnell | 538 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poweshiek County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19157 |
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 — 611 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.