ZIP 85281 recorded 306 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,440 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maricopa County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,440 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 517 | |
| 2022 | 677 | |
| 2023 | 622 | |
| 2024 | 318 | |
| 2025 | 306 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85281 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 341 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 287 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 225 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 217 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 216 | 8.9% |
For the 52 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85281 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 304 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 78 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 64 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 54 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 21 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 17 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 14 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 203 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 430 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 89 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 64 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 32 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 16 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 14 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 91 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 85281 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 186% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $789,202 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $519,100 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $370,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $306,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $265,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $259,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85281.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tempe | 2,415 | |
| 2 | Scottsdale | 11 | |
| 3 | Phoenix | 8 | |
| 4 | Mesa | 6 |
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 — 2,440 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.