ZIP 50220 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 114 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Boone County, IA.
114 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 52 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50220 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 35 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 22 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 5 | 4.4% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50220 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 53.2% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50220 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 115% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50220.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perry | 113 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19049 |
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 — 114 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.