ZIP 50322 recorded 196 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 833 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
833 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 152 | |
| 2023 | 162 | |
| 2024 | 205 | |
| 2025 | 196 |
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50322 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 109 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 108 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 90 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 66 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 63 | 7.6% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50322 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 31.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50322 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 171% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50322.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urbandale | 809 | |
| 2 | Des Moines | 20 | |
| 3 | Clive | 3 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | IA | 0.50 | FIPS 19049 |
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 — 833 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.