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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 11228

ZIP 11228 recorded 187 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 775 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 11228 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
187
775 across 5 years
Building fires
2
1 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 11228

775 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 144
2022 183
2023 218
2024 43
2025 187
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 11228?

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

Jan 74
Feb 75
Mar 51
Apr 76
May 70
Jun 81
Jul 79
Aug 65
Sep 43
Oct 61
Nov 45
Dec 55
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 11228?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 11228 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Cooking fire, confined to container 223 28.8%
2 Hazardous condition, other 131 16.9%
3 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 122 15.7%
4 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 83 10.7%
5 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 59 7.6%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 11228?

For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
3%
2
Cause undetermined
6%
4
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
30%
19
Under investigation
58%
37
Act of nature (lightning)
3%
2
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 11228 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Other 20 31.2%
2 Undetermined 10 15.6%
3 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 9 14.1%
4 Cooking area, kitchen 4 6.2%
5 Vehicle area, other 4 6.2%
6 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 3 4.7%
7 Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room 2 3.1%
8 Laundry area, wash house (laundry) 2 3.1%
9 All other areas 10 15.6%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 27 42.2%
2 Heat source: other 23 35.9%
3 Heat from powered equipment, other 7 10.9%
4 Heat from direct flame, convection currents 2 3.1%
5 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 1 1.6%
6 Hot or smoldering object, other 1 1.6%
7 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 1 1.6%
8 Cigarette 1 1.6%
9 All other sources 1 1.6%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 11228

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 11228.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 775
10 Also served by

ZIP 11228 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 11228

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 — 775 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.