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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 10040

ZIP 10040 recorded 244 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,039 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 10040 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
244
1,039 across 5 years
Building fires
7
2 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 10040

1,039 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 208
2022 254
2023 253
2024 80
2025 244
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 10040?

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

Jan 92
Feb 96
Mar 81
Apr 103
May 116
Jun 113
Jul 68
Aug 72
Sep 62
Oct 73
Nov 76
Dec 87
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 10040?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 10040 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 362 34.8%
2 Cooking fire, confined to container 255 24.5%
3 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 112 10.8%
4 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 55 5.3%
5 Building fires 32 3.1%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 10040?

For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
5%
7
Cause undetermined
18%
23
Intentional / arson
2%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
16%
21
Under investigation
56%
72
Act of nature (lightning)
3%
3
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 10040 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 28 21.9%
2 Cooking area, kitchen 18 14.1%
3 Other 17 13.3%
4 Vehicle area, other 11 8.6%
5 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 9 7.0%
6 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 9 7.0%
7 Outside area, other 8 6.2%
8 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 6 4.7%
9 All other areas 22 17.2%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 78 60.9%
2 Heat source: other 21 16.4%
3 Heat from powered equipment, other 7 5.5%
4 Arcing 6 4.7%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 4 3.1%
6 Heat from undetermined smoking material 2 1.6%
7 Candle 2 1.6%
8 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 1 0.8%
9 All other sources 7 5.5%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 10040

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 10040.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 1,039
10 Also served by

ZIP 10040 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 10040

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 — 1,039 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.