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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 11211

ZIP 11211 recorded 694 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,564 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 11211 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
694
2,564 across 5 years
Building fires
10
1 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 11211

2,564 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 502
2022 639
2023 580
2024 149
2025 694
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 11211?

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

Jan 253
Feb 244
Mar 210
Apr 271
May 244
Jun 244
Jul 177
Aug 195
Sep 135
Oct 177
Nov 186
Dec 228
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 11211?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 11211 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Cooking fire, confined to container 709 27.7%
2 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 620 24.2%
3 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 316 12.3%
4 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 177 6.9%
5 Fires in structures other than in a building 123 4.8%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 11211?

For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
10%
28
Cause undetermined
8%
22
Intentional / arson
0%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
42%
112
Under investigation
38%
102
Act of nature (lightning)
2%
3
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 11211 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Other 56 20.9%
2 Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft 52 19.4%
3 Undetermined 27 10.1%
4 Cooking area, kitchen 15 5.6%
5 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 15 5.6%
6 Outside area, other 12 4.5%
7 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 10 3.7%
8 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 10 3.7%
9 All other areas 71 26.5%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 79 29.5%
2 Arcing 69 25.7%
3 Heat source: other 56 20.9%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 23 8.6%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 10 3.7%
6 Hot or smoldering object, other 6 2.2%
7 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 6 2.2%
8 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 5 1.9%
9 All other sources 14 5.2%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 11211

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 11211.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 2,564
10 Also served by

ZIP 11211 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 11211

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 — 2,564 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.