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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 50246

ZIP 50246 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 27 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hamilton County, IA.

ZIP 50246 FIPS 19079 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
4
27 across 5 years
Building fires
1
1 wildland
Wildfire risk
13
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Hamilton County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 50246

27 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 1
2022 5
2023 2
2024 15
2025 4
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 50246?

Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 3
Feb 1
Mar 4
Apr 5
May 1
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 2
Sep 0
Oct 11
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 50246?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50246 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 9 33.3%
2 Cultivated grain or crop fire 6 22.2%
3 Grass fire 4 14.8%
4 Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 2 7.4%
5 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 2 7.4%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 50246?

For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
100%
2
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50246 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 1 50.0%
2 Undetermined 1 50.0%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Heat from powered equipment, other 1 50.0%
2 Undetermined 1 50.0%
07 The biggest fires

4 fires · $106K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50246 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 10600% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $75,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
2 $20,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
3 $10,000 Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 2022 Significant
4 $1,000 Outside equipment fire 2025 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 50246

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50246.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Stanhope 27
11 Current conditions

Right now in 50246

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 27 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.