ZIP 50450 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 21 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Winnebago County, IA.
21 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50450 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 8 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 1 | 4.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50450 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50450 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 182% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100 | Grass fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50450.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Mills | 20 | |
| 2 | Lake Mills | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worth County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19195 |
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 — 21 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.