ZIP 50219 recorded 71 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 341 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Marion County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
341 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 89 | |
| 2025 | 71 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50219 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 42 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 40 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 30 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 8.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50219 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 27.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 15 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50219 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 220% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $384,660 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50219.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pella | 340 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahaska County | IA | 0.50 | FIPS 19123 |
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 — 341 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.