ZIP 50313 recorded 217 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 939 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
939 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 148 | |
| 2022 | 117 | |
| 2023 | 211 | |
| 2024 | 246 | |
| 2025 | 217 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50313 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 170 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 140 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 79 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 57 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 55 | 5.9% |
For the 55 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50313 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 67 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 28 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 23 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 89 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 134 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 16.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50313 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 277% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $393,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $116,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50313.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines | 731 | |
| 2 | Ankeny | 13 | |
| 3 | Johnston | 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 — 939 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.