ZIP 12061 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 305 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rensselaer County, NY.
305 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | |
| 2022 | 112 | |
| 2023 | 78 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Aug peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12061 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 92 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 53 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 21 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 15 | 4.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12061 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 11 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 12.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 7 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 7 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12061 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 866% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12061.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Greenbush | 244 | |
| 2 | Nassau | 1 | |
| 3 | Rensselaer | 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 — 305 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.