ZIP 50325 recorded 138 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 570 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
570 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 90 | |
| 2023 | 125 | |
| 2024 | 155 | |
| 2025 | 138 |
May peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50325 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 98 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 70 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 63 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 59 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 30 | 5.3% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50325 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50325 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 823% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $412,140 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $42,093 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50325.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clive | 562 | |
| 2 | Urbandale | 3 | |
| 3 | Waukee | 2 | |
| 4 | West Des Moines | 1 |
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 — 570 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.