ZIP 50310 recorded 150 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 681 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
681 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 170 | |
| 2024 | 197 | |
| 2025 | 150 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50310 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 202 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 78 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 44 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 39 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 35 | 5.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50310 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 46 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 12 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 19.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 43.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50310 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 381% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $37,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50310.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines | 618 | |
| 2 | Urbandale | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 — 681 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.