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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 10468

ZIP 10468 recorded 503 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,080 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 10468 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
503
2,080 across 5 years
Building fires
13
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 10468

2,080 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 393
2022 527
2023 541
2024 116
2025 503
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 10468?

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

Jan 179
Feb 172
Mar 159
Apr 205
May 220
Jun 175
Jul 165
Aug 155
Sep 133
Oct 153
Nov 180
Dec 184
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 10468?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 10468 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Cooking fire, confined to container 682 32.8%
2 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 627 30.1%
3 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 158 7.6%
4 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 149 7.2%
5 Hazardous condition, other 68 3.3%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 10468?

For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
9%
16
Cause undetermined
7%
14
Intentional / arson
1%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
20%
37
Under investigation
63%
118
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
2
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 10468 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Other 36 19.1%
2 Undetermined 25 13.3%
3 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 18 9.6%
4 Cooking area, kitchen 15 8.0%
5 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 14 7.4%
6 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 12 6.4%
7 Vehicle area, other 12 6.4%
8 Outside area, other 7 3.7%
9 All other areas 49 26.1%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 95 50.5%
2 Heat source: other 36 19.1%
3 Arcing 20 10.6%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 17 9.0%
5 Hot or smoldering object, other 3 1.6%
6 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 2 1.1%
7 Cigarette 2 1.1%
8 Flame/torch used for lighting 2 1.1%
9 All other sources 11 5.9%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 10468

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 10468.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 2,080
10 Also served by

ZIP 10468 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 10468

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 — 2,080 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.