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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 10472

ZIP 10472 recorded 446 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,051 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 10472 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
446
2,051 across 5 years
Building fires
6
2 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 10472

2,051 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 466
2022 530
2023 487
2024 122
2025 446
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 10472?

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

Jan 196
Feb 147
Mar 154
Apr 188
May 208
Jun 207
Jul 151
Aug 156
Sep 121
Oct 196
Nov 160
Dec 167
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 10472?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 10472 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 727 35.4%
2 Cooking fire, confined to container 489 23.8%
3 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 214 10.4%
4 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 149 7.3%
5 Hazardous condition, other 65 3.2%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 10472?

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

Unintentional
5%
9
Cause undetermined
6%
11
Intentional / arson
3%
6
Equipment / heat source failure
13%
24
Under investigation
68%
123
Act of nature (lightning)
5%
1
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 10472 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 45 24.9%
2 Other 21 11.6%
3 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 13 7.2%
4 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 12 6.6%
5 Cooking area, kitchen 12 6.6%
6 Vehicle area, other 9 5.0%
7 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 7 3.9%
8 Interior stairway or ramp 6 3.3%
9 All other areas 56 30.9%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 110 60.8%
2 Heat source: other 31 17.1%
3 Arcing 20 11.0%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 4 2.2%
5 Hot or smoldering object, other 2 1.1%
6 Hot ember or ash 2 1.1%
7 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 2 1.1%
8 Cigarette 2 1.1%
9 All other sources 8 4.4%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 10472

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 10472.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 2,051
10 Also served by

ZIP 10472 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 10472

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 — 2,051 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.