ZIP 50629 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 65 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buchanan County, IA.
65 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50629 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 10 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 7 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 6.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50629 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50629 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 159% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50629.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairbank | 65 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette County | IA | 0.50 | FIPS 19065 |
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 — 65 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.