ZIP 50461 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 54 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mitchell County, IA.
54 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50461 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 16 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 13 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 5.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50461 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 65.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 12.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 91.8% | |
| 2 | Lightning | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 2.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50461 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 344% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Outside storage fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50461.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osage | 50 |
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 — 54 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.