ZIP 50238 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 39 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lucas County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
39 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50238 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 8 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 3 | 7.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50238 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 4 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Match | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50238 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50238.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell | 39 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19185 |
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 — 39 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.