ZIP 50111 recorded 89 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 434 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
434 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 104 | |
| 2024 | 85 | |
| 2025 | 89 |
Jul peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50111 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 91 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 71 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 31 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 25 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 22 | 5.1% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50111 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 9 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 29.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50111 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 161% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $37,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50111.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | IA | 0.50 | FIPS 19049 |
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 — 434 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.