ZIP 12020 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 627 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Saratoga County, NY.
627 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | |
| 2022 | 176 | |
| 2023 | 161 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12020 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 112 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 92 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 91 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 60 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 58 | 9.3% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12020 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12020 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1931% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $285,714 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $6,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12020.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballston Spa | 336 | |
| 2 | Malta | 124 | |
| 3 | Milton | 75 | |
| 4 | Ballston | 44 | |
| 5 | Saratoga Springs | 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 — 627 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.