ZIP 50316 recorded 89 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 402 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
402 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 97 | |
| 2024 | 127 | |
| 2025 | 89 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50316 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 131 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 61 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 35 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 32 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 17 | 4.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50316 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 44 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50316 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 310% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $22,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $16,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $12,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50316.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines | 401 |
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 — 402 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.