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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 11426

ZIP 11426 recorded 183 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 661 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 11426 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
183
661 across 5 years
Building fires
1
1 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 11426

661 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 124
2022 153
2023 159
2024 42
2025 183
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 11426?

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

Jan 52
Feb 49
Mar 47
Apr 49
May 64
Jun 74
Jul 60
Aug 54
Sep 35
Oct 71
Nov 47
Dec 59
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 11426?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 11426 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 175 26.5%
2 Cooking fire, confined to container 165 25.0%
3 Hazardous condition, other 104 15.7%
4 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 43 6.5%
5 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 30 4.5%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 11426?

For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
5%
3
Cause undetermined
7%
4
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
19%
11
Under investigation
68%
39
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 11426 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 13 22.8%
2 Other 11 19.3%
3 Undetermined 9 15.8%
4 Vehicle area, other 6 10.5%
5 Cooking area, kitchen 4 7.0%
6 Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles 2 3.5%
7 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 1 1.8%
8 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 1 1.8%
9 All other areas 10 17.5%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 28 49.1%
2 Heat source: other 15 26.3%
3 Heat from powered equipment, other 5 8.8%
4 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 3 5.3%
5 Arcing 3 5.3%
6 Heat, spark from friction 1 1.8%
7 Hot ember or ash 1 1.8%
8 Cigarette lighter 1 1.8%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 11426

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 11426.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 661
10 Also served by

ZIP 11426 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 11426

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 — 661 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.