ZIP 85208 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 475 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maricopa County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
475 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 89 | |
| 2023 | 130 | |
| 2024 | 103 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85208 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 75 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 50 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 39 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 33 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 27 | 5.7% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85208 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 11 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 28.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 54.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 85208 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 187% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $425,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $255,400 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $255,400 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85208.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesa | 412 | |
| 2 | Apache Junction | 2 | |
| 3 | Maricopa | 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 — 475 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.