ZIP 11231 recorded 362 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,460 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.
1,460 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 318 | |
| 2022 | 385 | |
| 2023 | 317 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 362 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 11231 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 442 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 297 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 214 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 112 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 86 | 5.9% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 11231 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 25 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 37.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 47.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 29 | 30.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 4.2% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 11231.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 1,460 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,460 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.