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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 11223

ZIP 11223 recorded 428 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,686 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 11223 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
428
1,686 across 5 years
Building fires
0
1 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 11223

1,686 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 307
2022 424
2023 404
2024 123
2025 428
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 11223?

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

Jan 145
Feb 145
Mar 120
Apr 190
May 191
Jun 176
Jul 126
Aug 106
Sep 128
Oct 116
Nov 126
Dec 117
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 11223?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 11223 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Cooking fire, confined to container 557 33.0%
2 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 321 19.0%
3 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 165 9.8%
4 Hazardous condition, other 147 8.7%
5 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 142 8.4%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 11223?

For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
6%
8
Cause undetermined
14%
21
Intentional / arson
1%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
37%
53
Under investigation
43%
62
Act of nature (lightning)
-1%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 11223 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Other 38 26.2%
2 Undetermined 35 24.1%
3 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 10 6.9%
4 Equipment or service area, other 8 5.5%
5 Outside area, other 8 5.5%
6 Vehicle area, other 7 4.8%
7 Cooking area, kitchen 5 3.4%
8 Laundry area, wash house (laundry) 5 3.4%
9 All other areas 29 20.0%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 72 49.7%
2 Heat source: other 45 31.0%
3 Arcing 10 6.9%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 6 4.1%
5 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 5 3.4%
6 Hot or smoldering object, other 2 1.4%
7 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 1 0.7%
8 Hot ember or ash 1 0.7%
9 All other sources 3 2.1%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 11223

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 11223.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 1,686
10 Also served by

ZIP 11223 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 11223

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 — 1,686 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.