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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 10002

ZIP 10002 recorded 771 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 3,098 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 10002 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
771
3,098 across 5 years
Building fires
16
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 10002

3,098 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 577
2022 740
2023 804
2024 206
2025 771
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 10002?

May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 254
Feb 238
Mar 230
Apr 309
May 322
Jun 317
Jul 262
Aug 241
Sep 191
Oct 219
Nov 247
Dec 268
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 10002?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 10002 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 1,228 39.6%
2 Cooking fire, confined to container 700 22.6%
3 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 416 13.4%
4 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 240 7.7%
5 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 71 2.3%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 10002?

For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
7%
11
Cause undetermined
7%
11
Intentional / arson
1%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
22%
35
Under investigation
62%
97
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
1
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 10002 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Other 25 15.9%
2 Cooking area, kitchen 16 10.2%
3 Undetermined 15 9.6%
4 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 11 7.0%
5 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 11 7.0%
6 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 11 7.0%
7 Vehicle area, other 8 5.1%
8 Switchgear area, transformer vault 7 4.5%
9 All other areas 53 33.8%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 60 38.2%
2 Heat source: other 34 21.7%
3 Arcing 22 14.0%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 14 8.9%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 6 3.8%
6 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 4 2.5%
7 Hot or smoldering object, other 4 2.5%
8 Candle 3 1.9%
9 All other sources 10 6.4%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 10002

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 10002.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 3,098
10 Also served by

ZIP 10002 crosses 5 counties

Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.

CountyStateWeight 
Bronx County NY 0.50 FIPS 36005
Kings County NY 0.50 FIPS 36047
New York County NY 0.50 FIPS 36061
Richmond County NY 0.50 FIPS 36085
11 Current conditions

Right now in 10002

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 3,098 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.