ZIP 85296 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 535 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maricopa County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
535 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 123 | |
| 2024 | 132 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Sep peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85296 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 148 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 61 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 39 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 32 | 6.0% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85296 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 21 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 9 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 29.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 32 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 30 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 17 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Candle | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 85296 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 716% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85296.
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 — 535 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.