ZIP 50208 recorded 144 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 662 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jasper County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
662 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 112 | |
| 2023 | 130 | |
| 2024 | 158 | |
| 2025 | 144 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50208 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 86 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 78 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 57 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 44 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 43 | 6.5% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50208 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 55 | 36.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50208 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 247% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $61,550 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50208.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newton | 659 |
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 — 662 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.