ZIP 50662 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 205 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, IA.
205 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50662 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 50 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 41 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 17 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 13 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 9 | 4.4% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50662 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 34.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50662 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 239% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | 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 50662.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oelwein | 204 | |
| 2 | New Hartford | 1 |
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 — 205 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.