ZIP 12037 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 221 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, NY.
221 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12037 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 69 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 44 | 19.9% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 15 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 11 | 5.0% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12037 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 6.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12037 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 1600% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12037.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chatham | 202 | |
| 2 | Ghent | 8 | |
| 3 | Austerlitz | 2 | |
| 4 | Kinderhook | 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 — 221 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.