ZIP 50319 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 13 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
13 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50319 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Garbage dump or sanitary landfill fire | 1 | 7.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50319 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Fireworks | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 25.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50319.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines | 13 |
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 — 13 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.