ZIP 12023 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 48 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Albany County, NY.
48 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Apr peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12023 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 23 | 47.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 4.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12023 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Construction/renovation area | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 10.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12023.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berne | 42 | |
| 2 | Rensselaerville | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schoharie County | NY | 1.00 | FIPS 36095 |
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 — 48 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.