ZIP 12144 recorded 183 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,011 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rensselaer County, NY.
1,011 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 139 | |
| 2022 | 187 | |
| 2023 | 236 | |
| 2024 | 266 | |
| 2025 | 183 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12144 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 295 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 106 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 98 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 97 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 78 | 7.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12144 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 30.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 13 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 20.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12144 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 195% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $185,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12144.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rensselaer | 973 | |
| 2 | Hampton Manor | 9 | |
| 3 | East Greenbush | 3 | |
| 4 | North Greenbush | 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 — 1,011 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.