ZIP 85298 recorded 90 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 394 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Maricopa County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
394 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 66 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 83 | |
| 2025 | 90 |
Nov peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85298 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 103 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 58 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 33 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 23 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 22 | 5.6% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85298 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 85298 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 282% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85298.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilbert | 357 | |
| 2 | Queen Creek | 15 | |
| 3 | Mesa | 2 |
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 — 394 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.