ZIP 85008 recorded 194 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 466 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maricopa County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
466 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 175 | |
| 2025 | 194 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85008 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 96 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 78 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 39 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 36 | 7.7% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85008 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 21 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 16 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 26.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 44.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 85008 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 600% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85008.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix | 458 | |
| 2 | Scottsdale | 8 |
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 — 466 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.