ZIP 85255 recorded 113 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 384 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maricopa County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
384 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 98 | |
| 2025 | 113 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85255 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 99 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 38 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 37 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 28 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 23 | 6.0% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85255 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 26.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 25.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 9.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 85255 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1319% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85255.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottsdale | 381 | |
| 2 | Phoenix | 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 — 384 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.