ZIP 12188 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 282 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Saratoga County, NY.
282 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 72 | |
| 2023 | 68 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Dec peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12188 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 80 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 38 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 30 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 27 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 21 | 7.4% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12188 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Candle | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12188 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,500 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12188.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterford | 274 | |
| 2 | Halfmoon | 7 | |
| 3 | Mechanicville | 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 — 282 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.