ZIP 85053 recorded 86 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 156 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maricopa County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
156 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 86 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85053 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 37 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 32 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 14 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 13 | 8.3% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85053 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 55.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 10.2% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85053.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix | 156 |
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 — 156 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.