ZIP 50278 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 34 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Story County, IA.
34 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50278 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 11 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 3 | 8.8% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50278 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50278 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50278.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zearing | 34 |
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 — 34 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.