ZIP 12184 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 300 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, NY.
300 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 58 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12184 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 68 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 60 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 45 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 21 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 6.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12184 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 23.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 23.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 43.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12184 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1189% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12184.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valatie | 281 | |
| 2 | Kinderhook | 7 | |
| 3 | Niverville | 4 | |
| 4 | Chatham | 3 | |
| 5 | Ghent | 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 — 300 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.