ZIP 85044 recorded 67 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 224 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maricopa County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
224 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 59 | |
| 2025 | 67 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85044 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 82 | 36.6% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 49 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 16 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 15 | 6.7% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85044 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 23.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 60.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 9.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85044.
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 — 224 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.