ZIP 50702 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 544 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Black Hawk County, IA.
544 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 104 | |
| 2024 | 180 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50702 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 90 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 87 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 58 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 52 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 46 | 8.5% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50702 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 47.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50702 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 163% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $92,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50702.
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 — 544 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.