ZIP 50312 recorded 55 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 245 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
245 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 88 | |
| 2025 | 55 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50312 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 52 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 25 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 12 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 12 | 4.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50312 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 19 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 25.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50312 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 423% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $13,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50312.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines | 240 | |
| 2 | Montevallo | 1 | |
| 3 | Windsor Heights | 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 — 245 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.