ZIP 50466 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 23 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Howard County, IA.
23 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50466 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 3 | 13.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50466 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 16.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50466.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riceville | 23 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell County | IA | 0.50 | FIPS 19131 |
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 — 23 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.