ZIP 50613 recorded 245 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 655 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Black Hawk County, IA.
655 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 165 | |
| 2024 | 233 | |
| 2025 | 245 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50613 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 178 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 57 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 38 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 35 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 4.4% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50613 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 11 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 36.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50613 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 128% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $725,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50613.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedar Falls | 655 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grundy County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19075 |
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 — 655 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.