ZIP 85086 recorded 120 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 391 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maricopa County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
391 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 90 | |
| 2024 | 86 | |
| 2025 | 120 |
Sep peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85086 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 65 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 63 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 26 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 23 | 5.9% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85086 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 12 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 11 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 54.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 85086 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1146% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $542,200 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $35,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,500 | Special outside fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85086.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix | 62 | |
| 2 | Black Canyon City | 6 | |
| 3 | Cave Creek | 2 | |
| 4 | Desert Hills | 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 — 391 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.