ZIP 50244 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 27 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
27 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Jul peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50244 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 9 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Chemical spill or leak | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Explosive, bomb removal (for bomb scare, use 721) | 2 | 7.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50244 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Separate operator/control area of transportation | 1 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 33.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50244 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 300% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50244.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Story County | IA | 1.00 | FIPS 19169 |
| Boone County | IA | 0.50 | FIPS 19015 |
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 — 27 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.