ZIP 50801 recorded 94 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 384 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Adair County, IA.
384 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 96 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 77 | |
| 2025 | 94 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50801 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 58 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 52 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 32 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 20 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 18 | 4.7% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50801 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 11.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 15 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 59 | 40.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 23.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50801 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 355% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $137,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50801.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creston | 384 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19003 |
| Union County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19175 |
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 — 384 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.