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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 11691

ZIP 11691 recorded 580 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,193 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 11691 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
580
2,193 across 5 years
Building fires
15
1 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 11691

2,193 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 388
2022 567
2023 526
2024 132
2025 580
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 11691?

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

Jan 182
Feb 146
Mar 158
Apr 229
May 228
Jun 236
Jul 182
Aug 201
Sep 145
Oct 167
Nov 168
Dec 151
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 11691?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 11691 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Cooking fire, confined to container 815 37.2%
2 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 515 23.5%
3 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 214 9.8%
4 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 161 7.3%
5 Power line down 71 3.2%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 11691?

For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
8%
12
Cause undetermined
4%
7
Intentional / arson
1%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
14%
22
Under investigation
72%
113
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
1
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 11691 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 29 18.6%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 22 14.1%
3 Other 19 12.2%
4 Cooking area, kitchen 18 11.5%
5 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 13 8.3%
6 Laundry area, wash house (laundry) 7 4.5%
7 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 6 3.8%
8 Vehicle area, other 6 3.8%
9 All other areas 36 23.1%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 91 58.3%
2 Heat source: other 25 16.0%
3 Heat from powered equipment, other 18 11.5%
4 Arcing 6 3.8%
5 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 5 3.2%
6 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 2 1.3%
7 Cigarette 2 1.3%
8 Candle 2 1.3%
9 All other sources 5 3.2%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 11691

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 11691.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 2,193
10 Also served by

ZIP 11691 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 11691

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 — 2,193 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.