ZIP 50864 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 66 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, IA.
66 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50864 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 16 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 12 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 3 | 4.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50864 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 11.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50864 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 678% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $120,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50864.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villisca | 66 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19173 |
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 — 66 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.