ZIP 50518 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 19 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Webster County, IA.
19 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50518 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 6 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 1 | 5.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50518 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50518 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 666767% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $1 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 19 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.