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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 10003

ZIP 10003 recorded 436 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,696 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 10003 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
436
1,696 across 5 years
Building fires
5
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 10003

1,696 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 305
2022 417
2023 432
2024 106
2025 436
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 10003?

Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 170
Feb 159
Mar 116
Apr 196
May 160
Jun 168
Jul 113
Aug 125
Sep 115
Oct 123
Nov 113
Dec 138
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 10003?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 10003 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 487 28.7%
2 Cooking fire, confined to container 385 22.7%
3 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 310 18.3%
4 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 122 7.2%
5 Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined 87 5.1%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 10003?

For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
4%
4
Cause undetermined
13%
12
Intentional / arson
1%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
32%
29
Under investigation
48%
44
Act of nature (lightning)
2%
1
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 10003 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Other 14 15.4%
2 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 9 9.9%
3 Switchgear area, transformer vault 7 7.7%
4 Undetermined 7 7.7%
5 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 6 6.6%
6 Cooking area, kitchen 6 6.6%
7 Outside area, other 6 6.6%
8 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 5 5.5%
9 All other areas 31 34.1%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 46 50.5%
2 Heat source: other 15 16.5%
3 Arcing 11 12.1%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 8 8.8%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 2 2.2%
6 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 2 2.2%
7 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 1 1.1%
8 Hot or smoldering object, other 1 1.1%
9 All other sources 5 5.5%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 10003

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 10003.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 1,696
10 Also served by

ZIP 10003 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 10003

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 — 1,696 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.