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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 11212

ZIP 11212 recorded 979 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 4,147 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 11212 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
979
4,147 across 5 years
Building fires
17
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 11212

4,147 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 802
2022 1,065
2023 1,045
2024 256
2025 979
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 11212?

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

Jan 372
Feb 360
Mar 305
Apr 421
May 410
Jun 395
Jul 301
Aug 286
Sep 283
Oct 311
Nov 324
Dec 379
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 11212?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 11212 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 1,418 34.2%
2 Cooking fire, confined to container 1,133 27.3%
3 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 400 9.6%
4 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 293 7.1%
5 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 169 4.1%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 11212?

For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
5%
16
Cause undetermined
9%
29
Intentional / arson
1%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
20%
63
Under investigation
63%
194
Act of nature (lightning)
2%
4
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 11212 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 71 23.1%
2 Other 52 16.9%
3 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 32 10.4%
4 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 24 7.8%
5 Cooking area, kitchen 22 7.1%
6 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 16 5.2%
7 Interior stairway or ramp 11 3.6%
8 Egress/exit, other 9 2.9%
9 All other areas 71 23.1%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 185 60.1%
2 Heat source: other 64 20.8%
3 Arcing 17 5.5%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 14 4.5%
5 Hot or smoldering object, other 6 1.9%
6 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 5 1.6%
7 Cigarette 4 1.3%
8 Candle 3 1.0%
9 All other sources 10 3.2%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 11212

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 11212.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 4,147
10 Also served by

ZIP 11212 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 11212

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 — 4,147 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.