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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 11209

ZIP 11209 recorded 409 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,537 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 11209 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
409
1,537 across 5 years
Building fires
12
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 11209

1,537 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 300
2022 398
2023 364
2024 66
2025 409
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 11209?

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

Jan 144
Feb 136
Mar 99
Apr 152
May 137
Jun 165
Jul 132
Aug 124
Sep 103
Oct 121
Nov 118
Dec 106
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 11209?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 11209 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Cooking fire, confined to container 477 31.0%
2 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 306 19.9%
3 Hazardous condition, other 168 10.9%
4 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 142 9.2%
5 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 83 5.4%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 11209?

For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
7%
12
Cause undetermined
11%
20
Intentional / arson
1%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
33%
60
Under investigation
49%
90
Act of nature (lightning)
-1%
1
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 11209 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Other 60 32.6%
2 Cooking area, kitchen 17 9.2%
3 Undetermined 17 9.2%
4 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 11 6.0%
5 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 9 4.9%
6 Outside area, other 9 4.9%
7 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 8 4.3%
8 Vehicle area, other 6 3.3%
9 All other areas 47 25.5%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Heat source: other 72 39.1%
2 Undetermined 68 37.0%
3 Heat from powered equipment, other 17 9.2%
4 Arcing 6 3.3%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 4 2.2%
6 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 4 2.2%
7 Hot or smoldering object, other 3 1.6%
8 Hot ember or ash 3 1.6%
9 All other sources 7 3.8%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 11209

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 11209.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 1,537
10 Also served by

ZIP 11209 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 11209

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 — 1,537 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.