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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 10459

ZIP 10459 recorded 434 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,756 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 10459 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
434
1,756 across 5 years
Building fires
11
1 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 10459

1,756 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 318
2022 454
2023 439
2024 111
2025 434
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 10459?

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

Jan 166
Feb 143
Mar 141
Apr 162
May 179
Jun 174
Jul 126
Aug 130
Sep 111
Oct 145
Nov 151
Dec 128
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 10459?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 10459 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Cooking fire, confined to container 550 31.3%
2 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 528 30.1%
3 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 139 7.9%
4 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 133 7.6%
5 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 75 4.3%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 10459?

For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
6%
10
Cause undetermined
9%
14
Intentional / arson
1%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
32%
52
Under investigation
50%
81
Act of nature (lightning)
2%
2
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 10459 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Other 43 26.7%
2 Undetermined 20 12.4%
3 Cooking area, kitchen 16 9.9%
4 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 9 5.6%
5 Vehicle area, other 9 5.6%
6 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 9 5.6%
7 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 6 3.7%
8 Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft 4 2.5%
9 All other areas 45 28.0%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 67 41.6%
2 Heat source: other 42 26.1%
3 Arcing 25 15.5%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 11 6.8%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 3 1.9%
6 Hot or smoldering object, other 3 1.9%
7 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 2 1.2%
8 Cigarette 2 1.2%
9 All other sources 6 3.7%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 10459

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 10459.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 1,756
10 Also served by

ZIP 10459 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 10459

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 — 1,756 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.