ZIP 50266 recorded 149 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 898 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
898 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 183 | |
| 2022 | 165 | |
| 2023 | 222 | |
| 2024 | 179 | |
| 2025 | 149 |
Oct peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50266 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 174 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 117 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 72 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 72 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 47 | 5.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50266 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 55 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 23 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 20 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 20.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 57 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 52 | 19.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50266 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2998% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $264,820 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50266.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Des Moines | 880 | |
| 2 | Clive | 5 |
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 |
| Madison County | IA | 0.50 | FIPS 19121 |
| Warren County | IA | 0.50 | FIPS 19181 |
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 — 898 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.