ZIP 85541 recorded 142 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 960 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gila County, AZ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
960 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 218 | |
| 2022 | 218 | |
| 2023 | 218 | |
| 2024 | 164 | |
| 2025 | 142 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 85541 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 129 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 101 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 92 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 85 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 65 | 6.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 85541 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 21 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 14 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 29.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 106 | 48.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 18 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 85541 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1580% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $296,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 85541.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payson | 637 | |
| 2 | Star Valley | 78 | |
| 3 | Mesa del Caballo | 16 | |
| 4 | Round Valley | 6 | |
| 5 | Gisela | 1 |
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 — 960 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.