ZIP 50035 recorded 83 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 210 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
210 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 60 | |
| 2025 | 83 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50035 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 40 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 24 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 9 | 4.3% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50035 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 31.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50035 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 613% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $497,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $7,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50035.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bondurant | 144 | |
| 2 | Ankeny | 5 | |
| 3 | Pleasant Hill | 2 | |
| 4 | Altoona | 1 | |
| 5 | Mitchellville | 1 |
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 — 210 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.