ZIP 50242 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 38 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Poweshiek County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
38 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50242 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 12 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 4 | 10.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50242 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50242 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 107% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $46 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $2 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
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.