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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 11224

ZIP 11224 recorded 422 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,593 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 11224 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
422
1,593 across 5 years
Building fires
11
4 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 11224

1,593 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 269
2022 426
2023 350
2024 126
2025 422
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 11224?

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

Jan 128
Feb 98
Mar 100
Apr 168
May 178
Jun 147
Jul 133
Aug 121
Sep 101
Oct 130
Nov 156
Dec 133
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 11224?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 11224 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 506 31.8%
2 Cooking fire, confined to container 407 25.5%
3 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 184 11.6%
4 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 182 11.4%
5 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 59 3.7%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 11224?

For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
5%
7
Cause undetermined
8%
11
Intentional / arson
2%
3
Equipment / heat source failure
20%
27
Under investigation
64%
86
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
1
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 11224 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Other 27 20.0%
2 Undetermined 23 17.0%
3 Cooking area, kitchen 9 6.7%
4 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 9 6.7%
5 Vehicle area, other 8 5.9%
6 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 7 5.2%
7 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 7 5.2%
8 Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste 6 4.4%
9 All other areas 39 28.9%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 84 62.2%
2 Heat source: other 27 20.0%
3 Arcing 6 4.4%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 3 2.2%
5 Hot or smoldering object, other 3 2.2%
6 Cigarette lighter 3 2.2%
7 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 2 1.5%
8 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 2 1.5%
9 All other sources 5 3.7%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 11224

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 11224.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 1,593
10 Also served by

ZIP 11224 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 11224

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 — 1,593 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.