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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 50480

ZIP 50480 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 23 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kossuth County, IA.

ZIP 50480 FIPS 19109 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
11
23 across 5 years
Building fires
0
3 wildland
Wildfire risk
13
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Kossuth County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 50480

23 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 1
2022 1
2023 0
2024 10
2025 11
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 50480?

Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 0
Feb 2
Mar 3
Apr 4
May 0
Jun 2
Jul 1
Aug 0
Sep 3
Oct 2
Nov 2
Dec 4
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 50480?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50480 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Grass fire 4 17.4%
2 Authorized controlled burning 4 17.4%
3 Building fires 2 8.7%
4 Outside equipment fire 2 8.7%
5 Fire, other 1 4.3%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 50480?

For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
83%
5
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
17%
1
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50480 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 4 66.7%
2 Other 1 16.7%
3 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 1 16.7%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 5 83.3%
2 Arcing 1 16.7%
07 The biggest fires

1 fires · $25K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50480 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $25,000 Passenger vehicle fire 2024 Significant
11 Current conditions

Right now in 50480

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

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.