ZIP 11238 recorded 377 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,287 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.
1,287 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 229 | |
| 2022 | 325 | |
| 2023 | 279 | |
| 2024 | 77 | |
| 2025 | 377 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 11238 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 432 | 33.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 336 | 26.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 111 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 66 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 60 | 4.7% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 11238 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 31 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 13 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 11 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 10 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 38.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 32 | 25.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 26 | 20.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Candle | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 3.1% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 11238.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 1,287 |
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 — 1,287 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.