ZIP 50501 recorded 606 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,103 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Webster County, IA.
2,103 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 411 | |
| 2022 | 486 | |
| 2023 | 388 | |
| 2024 | 212 | |
| 2025 | 606 |
Apr peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 976 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 237 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 149 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 142 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 95 | 4.5% |
For the 46 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 38 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 28 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 20 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 15 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 93 | 38.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 127 | 52.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 216% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $195,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50501.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Dodge | 2,092 | |
| 2 | Coalville | 7 |
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 — 2,103 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.