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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 10461

ZIP 10461 recorded 300 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,322 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 10461 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
300
1,322 across 5 years
Building fires
6
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 10461

1,322 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 256
2022 352
2023 321
2024 93
2025 300
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 10461?

Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 119
Feb 99
Mar 102
Apr 132
May 112
Jun 135
Jul 110
Aug 98
Sep 103
Oct 100
Nov 88
Dec 124
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 10461?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 10461 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Cooking fire, confined to container 372 28.1%
2 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 341 25.8%
3 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 103 7.8%
4 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 84 6.4%
5 Hazardous condition, other 84 6.4%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 10461?

For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
7%
7
Cause undetermined
6%
6
Intentional / arson
1%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
18%
19
Under investigation
68%
71
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 10461 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 17 16.3%
2 Undetermined 16 15.4%
3 Other 10 9.6%
4 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 6 5.8%
5 Cooking area, kitchen 6 5.8%
6 Vehicle area, other 6 5.8%
7 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 5 4.8%
8 Outside area, other 5 4.8%
9 All other areas 33 31.7%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 60 57.7%
2 Heat source: other 17 16.3%
3 Heat from powered equipment, other 8 7.7%
4 Arcing 7 6.7%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 2 1.9%
6 Molten, hot material 2 1.9%
7 Cigarette 2 1.9%
8 Heat, spark from friction 1 1.0%
9 All other sources 5 4.8%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 10461

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 10461.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 1,322
10 Also served by

ZIP 10461 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 10461

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 — 1,322 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.