ZIP 50635 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 32 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tama County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
32 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Oct peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50635 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 6 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 6 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 6.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50635 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50635 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 526% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $7,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $7,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50635.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladbrook | 32 |
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 — 32 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.