ZIP 12189 recorded 117 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 538 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Albany County, NY.
538 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 109 | |
| 2023 | 166 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 117 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12189 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 146 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 79 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 57 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 40 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 33 | 6.1% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12189 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 28.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 15.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12189 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12189.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watervliet | 525 | |
| 2 | Green Island | 1 | |
| 3 | Latham | 1 | |
| 4 | Menands | 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 — 538 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.