ZIP 50644 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 373 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buchanan County, IA.
373 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 66 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 87 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50644 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 51 | 13.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 39 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 37 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 27 | 7.2% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50644 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 39.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50644 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 178% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $82,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50644.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence | 373 |
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 — 373 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.