ZIP 50837 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 23 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Adair County, IA.
23 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50837 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 9 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 26.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 1 | 4.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50837 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50837 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $500 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2024 | Significant |
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 — 23 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.