ZIP 85297 recorded 141 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 494 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maricopa County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
494 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 66 | |
| 2023 | 96 | |
| 2024 | 101 | |
| 2025 | 141 |
Sep peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85297 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 105 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 77 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 40 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 32 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 31 | 6.3% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85297 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 10 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 32.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 20 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 19 | 18.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 85297 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 215% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85297.
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 — 494 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.