ZIP 85249 recorded 122 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 652 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maricopa County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
652 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 138 | |
| 2022 | 131 | |
| 2023 | 143 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 122 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85249 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 144 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 143 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 46 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 46 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 41 | 6.3% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85249 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 70 | 39.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 48 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 44 | 24.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 25 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 85249 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 12788% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85249.
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 — 652 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.