ZIP 85251 recorded 189 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 794 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maricopa County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
794 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | |
| 2022 | 189 | |
| 2023 | 170 | |
| 2024 | 168 | |
| 2025 | 189 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85251 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 225 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 117 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 115 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 55 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 39 | 4.9% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85251 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 32.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 44.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 18 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 85251 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 557% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85251.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottsdale | 777 | |
| 2 | Phoenix | 16 |
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 — 794 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.