ZIP 11550 recorded 483 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,751 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nassau County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,751 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 161 | |
| 2022 | 305 | |
| 2023 | 346 | |
| 2024 | 456 | |
| 2025 | 483 |
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 11550 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 931 | 53.2% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 171 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 168 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 114 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 61 | 3.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 11550 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 5.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 85.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 11550 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 11550.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hempstead | 1,719 | |
| 2 | South Hempstead | 24 | |
| 3 | West Hempstead | 4 | |
| 4 | Garden City | 2 | |
| 5 | Baldwin | 1 |
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 — 1,751 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.