ZIP 50576 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 39 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buena Vista County, IA.
39 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50576 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 9 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 8 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Prescribed fire | 7 | 17.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2 | 5.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50576 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50576 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2023 | 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 — 39 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.