ZIP 85253 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 262 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maricopa County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
262 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 46 | |
| 2024 | 70 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Aug peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85253 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 113 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 32 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 30 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 10 | 3.8% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85253 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 36.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 16.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 85253 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85253.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paradise Valley | 173 | |
| 2 | Scottsdale | 66 | |
| 3 | Phoenix | 19 |
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 — 262 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.