ZIP 50236 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 38 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Story County, IA.
38 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50236 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 11 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2 | 5.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50236 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50236 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5600% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,500 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,500 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50236.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland | 38 |
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 — 38 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.