ZIP 50317 recorded 399 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,345 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,345 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 231 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 322 | |
| 2024 | 348 | |
| 2025 | 399 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50317 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 429 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 108 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 103 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 102 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 99 | 7.4% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50317 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 111 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 73 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 27 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 21 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 17 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 16 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 105 | 25.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 204 | 48.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 38 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 31 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 20 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 17 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 68 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50317 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 303% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $252,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $154,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50317.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines | 1,278 | |
| 2 | Pleasant Hill | 23 | |
| 3 | Ankeny | 4 |
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 — 1,345 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.