ZIP 50263 recorded 184 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 739 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dallas County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
739 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 104 | |
| 2022 | 133 | |
| 2023 | 158 | |
| 2024 | 160 | |
| 2025 | 184 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50263 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 133 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 84 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 68 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 44 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 43 | 5.8% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50263 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 9 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 34 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 32 | 25.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 17.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50263 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 142% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $701,961 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $550,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $165,600 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $138,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50263.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waukee | 720 | |
| 2 | Urbandale | 13 | |
| 3 | West Des Moines | 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 — 739 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.