ZIP 50207 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 143 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mahaska County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
143 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50207 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 20 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 19 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 7 | 4.9% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50207 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 20.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 25.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50207 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 258% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $209,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $111,290 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50207.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Sharon | 138 |
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 — 143 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.