ZIP 10940 recorded 263 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,582 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,582 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 279 | |
| 2022 | 406 | |
| 2023 | 362 | |
| 2024 | 272 | |
| 2025 | 263 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 10940 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 384 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 171 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 154 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 111 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 110 | 7.0% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 10940 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 34.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 6 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 22.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 10940 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 12128% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $153,600 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 10940.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middletown | 1,472 | |
| 2 | Wallkill | 42 | |
| 3 | Wawayanda | 24 | |
| 4 | Mechanicstown | 6 | |
| 5 | Washington Heights | 3 |
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 — 1,582 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.