ZIP 50156 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 86 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Boone County, IA.
86 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50156 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 33 | 38.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 10 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 3 | 3.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50156 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50156 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $201,570 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50156.
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 — 86 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.