ZIP 85268 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 132 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maricopa County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
132 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 69 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85268 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 19 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 12 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 12 | 9.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85268 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 19.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 17.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Closet | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 14.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 10 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 85268 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 140% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85268.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fountain Hills | 127 | |
| 2 | Scottsdale | 4 |
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 — 132 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.