ZIP 50849 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 83 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Adair County, IA.
83 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50849 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 31 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 4 | 4.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50849 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50849 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 150% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Grass fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50849.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenfield | 83 |
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 — 83 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.