ZIP 50115 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 69 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guthrie County, IA.
69 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 36 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50115 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 22 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 8 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 5 | 7.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50115 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 36.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Match | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50115 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 132% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | 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 — 69 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.