ZIP 50578 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 12 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Emmet County, IA.
12 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50578 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 6 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 1 | 8.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50578 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50578 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 227% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy 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 — 12 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.