ZIP 50201 recorded 55 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 308 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Story County, IA.
308 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 71 | |
| 2024 | 65 | |
| 2025 | 55 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50201 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 51 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 28 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 16 | 5.2% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50201 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 29.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50201 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 807% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $28,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50201.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | 306 |
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 — 308 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.