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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 10016

ZIP 10016 recorded 315 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,320 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 10016 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
315
1,320 across 5 years
Building fires
4
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 10016

1,320 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 270
2022 340
2023 310
2024 85
2025 315
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 10016?

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

Jan 123
Feb 112
Mar 93
Apr 157
May 137
Jun 114
Jul 98
Aug 111
Sep 79
Oct 82
Nov 117
Dec 97
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 10016?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 10016 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 325 24.6%
2 Cooking fire, confined to container 311 23.6%
3 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 201 15.2%
4 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 118 8.9%
5 Hazardous condition, other 41 3.1%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 10016?

For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
8%
11
Cause undetermined
8%
10
Intentional / arson
2%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
32%
42
Under investigation
49%
64
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
1
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 10016 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Other 22 16.9%
2 Cooking area, kitchen 10 7.7%
3 Switchgear area, transformer vault 9 6.9%
4 Undetermined 9 6.9%
5 Outside area, other 8 6.2%
6 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 7 5.4%
7 Laundry area, wash house (laundry) 7 5.4%
8 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 6 4.6%
9 All other areas 52 40.0%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 55 42.3%
2 Heat source: other 26 20.0%
3 Arcing 15 11.5%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 13 10.0%
5 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 4 3.1%
6 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 3 2.3%
7 Heat from direct flame, convection currents 3 2.3%
8 Hot or smoldering object, other 2 1.5%
9 All other sources 9 6.9%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 10016

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 10016.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 1,320
10 Also served by

ZIP 10016 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 10016

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 — 1,320 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.