ZIP 85209 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 612 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maricopa County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
612 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 120 | |
| 2022 | 120 | |
| 2023 | 144 | |
| 2024 | 113 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85209 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 112 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 96 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 69 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 39 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 35 | 5.7% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85209 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 49 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 19 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 58 | 32.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 50 | 27.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 16 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 85209 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 618% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,333 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $230,400 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $203,400 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85209.
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 — 612 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.