ZIP 50510 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 36 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buena Vista County, IA.
36 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Oct peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50510 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 6 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 5 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 5 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 8.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50510 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50510 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 3150% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $500 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50510.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert City | 36 |
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 — 36 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.