ZIP 50539 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 27 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kossuth County, IA.
27 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50539 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2 | 7.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50539 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50539 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 104% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 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 — 27 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.