ZIP 50648 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 117 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buchanan County, IA.
117 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50648 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 25 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 20 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 6.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50648 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 65.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50648 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1509% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $48,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $14,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $7,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50648.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesup | 117 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk County | IA | 0.50 | FIPS 19013 |
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 — 117 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.