ZIP 50598 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 24 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kossuth County, IA.
24 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50598 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 7 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 1 | 4.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50598 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Match | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50598 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 454% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50598.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whittemore | 24 |
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 — 24 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.