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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 10462

ZIP 10462 recorded 394 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,665 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 10462 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
394
1,665 across 5 years
Building fires
9
1 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 10462

1,665 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 338
2022 415
2023 411
2024 107
2025 394
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 10462?

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

Jan 151
Feb 125
Mar 105
Apr 170
May 158
Jun 175
Jul 138
Aug 147
Sep 111
Oct 116
Nov 108
Dec 161
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 10462?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 10462 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 623 37.4%
2 Cooking fire, confined to container 394 23.7%
3 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 131 7.9%
4 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 123 7.4%
5 Hazardous condition, other 79 4.7%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 10462?

For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
8%
10
Cause undetermined
12%
14
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
27%
32
Under investigation
52%
63
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
1
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 10462 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 18 15.0%
2 Other 12 10.0%
3 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 11 9.2%
4 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 11 9.2%
5 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 10 8.3%
6 Cooking area, kitchen 8 6.7%
7 Laundry area, wash house (laundry) 6 5.0%
8 Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles 4 3.3%
9 All other areas 40 33.3%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 63 52.5%
2 Heat source: other 23 19.2%
3 Heat from powered equipment, other 10 8.3%
4 Arcing 7 5.8%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 4 3.3%
6 Candle 3 2.5%
7 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 2 1.7%
8 Hot or smoldering object, other 2 1.7%
9 All other sources 6 5.0%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 10462

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 10462.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 1,665
10 Also served by

ZIP 10462 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 10462

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 — 1,665 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.