ZIP 50314 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 424 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
424 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 120 | |
| 2024 | 111 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50314 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 125 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 55 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 49 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 29 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 17 | 4.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50314 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 41 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 14 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 21.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 59.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50314 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 269% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $23,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $12,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $7,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50314.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines | 424 |
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 — 424 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.