ZIP 50171 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 20 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mahaska County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
20 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50171 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 8 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 2 | 10.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50171 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 50.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 50.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50171 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 185% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50171.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montezuma | 19 |
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 — 20 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.