ZIP 50315 recorded 226 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 855 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
855 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 180 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 197 | |
| 2024 | 243 | |
| 2025 | 226 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50315 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 288 | 33.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 75 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 61 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 53 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 46 | 5.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50315 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 86 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 22 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 13 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 59 | 21.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 152 | 54.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50315 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 221% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,786 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $18,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50315.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines | 855 |
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 — 855 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.