ZIP 50003 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 288 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dallas County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
288 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 69 | |
| 2023 | 46 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50003 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 47 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 38 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 29 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 12 | 4.2% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50003 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 7 | 13.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 17.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50003 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 171% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50003.
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 — 288 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.