ZIP 50023 recorded 139 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 686 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
686 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 107 | |
| 2022 | 182 | |
| 2023 | 128 | |
| 2024 | 130 | |
| 2025 | 139 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50023 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 154 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 123 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 55 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 50 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 35 | 5.1% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50023 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 10 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 36.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 34.2% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 19.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50023 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 217% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50023.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankeny | 678 | |
| 2 | Des Moines | 3 |
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 — 686 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.