ZIP 50701 recorded 261 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,197 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Black Hawk County, IA.
1,197 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 203 | |
| 2022 | 187 | |
| 2023 | 247 | |
| 2024 | 299 | |
| 2025 | 261 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 156 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 138 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 129 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 82 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 75 | 6.3% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 60 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 47 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 19 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 16 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 15 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 119 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 218 | 57.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 20 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 12 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 8 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 53 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 235% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $241,770 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $241,770 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $153,390 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterloo | 1,196 | |
| 2 | Cedar Falls | 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 — 1,197 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.