ZIP 10038 recorded 152 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 576 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.
576 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 116 | |
| 2022 | 134 | |
| 2023 | 140 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 152 |
Apr peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 10038 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 189 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 150 | 26.0% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 62 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 60 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 16 | 2.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 10038 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 14 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Interior stairway or ramp | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 26.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 15 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 32.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.2% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 10038.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 576 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 — 576 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.