{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Dataset","@id":"https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/50266/","name":"Wildfire risk for ZIP 50266 — West Des Moines (IA), IA","description":"Wildfire risk data for ZIP 50266 (West Des Moines (IA), Iowa), sourced from USDA Forest Service.","topic":{"slug":"wildfire-risk","label":"Wildfire risk","source":"USDA Forest Service","sourceUrl":"https://wildfirerisk.org/","refreshCadence":"Annual (USFS update)","summary":"Not on zipradar yet. The plan is the USFS hazard score in plain English and the exposure type (direct flame or ember). Until then, Wildfire Risk to Communities has the official figures.","limitations":"Community-level only. The 5-step scale reflects the hazard of the landscape, not property-specific factors like defensible space or construction materials."},"place":{"zip":"50266","city":"West Des Moines (IA)","state":"IA","stateFull":"Iowa","county":"Polk County (IA)","countySlug":"polk-county","geo":{"latitude":41.5772,"longitude":-93.7115}},"stateContext":{"topConcern":"Radon Zone 1, agricultural water nitrates","narrative":"Iowa is one of the highest-radon states in the US — uniformly Zone 1. Agricultural runoff drives EPA SDWIS nitrate violations in small rural systems and even Des Moines Water Works. Tornadoes peak April-June."},"radonZone":null,"airQuality":null,"waterQuality":null,"datePublished":"2026-04-24","dateModified":"2026-09-24","canonicalUrl":"https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/50266/","zipDashboardUrl":"https://zipradar.org/zip/50266/","zipDashboardApiUrl":"https://zipradar.org/api/zip/50266/","primarySourceUrl":"https://wildfirerisk.org/","license":{"content":"CC-BY-4.0","attribution":"zipradar.org — https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/50266/"}}