ZIP 12203 recorded 147 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 745 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Albany County, NY.
745 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 114 | |
| 2022 | 144 | |
| 2023 | 207 | |
| 2024 | 133 | |
| 2025 | 147 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 168 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 86 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 73 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 68 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 8.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 25.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 9.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 342% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $185,650 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Hazardous condition, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12203.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany | 731 | |
| 2 | Westmere | 5 | |
| 3 | Guilderland | 3 | |
| 4 | Schenectady | 3 | |
| 5 | Colonie | 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 — 745 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.