ZIP 50117 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 35 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Audubon County, IA.
35 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50117 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 8 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 4 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 5 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 4 | 11.4% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50117 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 6.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50117 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 125% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $35,640 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $24,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | 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 — 35 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.