ZIP 50142 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 25 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Marshall County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
25 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50142 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2 | 8.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50142 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50142 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 650% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Outside storage fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50142.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Grand | 25 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tama County | IA | 0.50 | FIPS 19171 |
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 — 25 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.