ZIP 50423 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 71 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hancock County, IA.
71 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50423 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prescribed fire | 13 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 12 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 11 | 15.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 6 | 8.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50423 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 15.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50423 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1545% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $105,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $8,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50423.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Britt | 68 |
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 — 71 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.