ZIP 50061 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 99 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Warren County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
99 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50061 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 10 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 6 | 6.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50061 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 2.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 15.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50061 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50061.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Des Moines | 32 | |
| 2 | Cumming | 29 | |
| 3 | Norwalk | 14 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County | IA | 0.50 | FIPS 19153 |
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 — 99 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.