ZIP 12204 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 273 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Albany County, NY.
273 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 77 | |
| 2024 | 80 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12204 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 38 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 36 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 28 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 23 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 19 | 7.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12204 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 78.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 3.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12204 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,500 | Hazardous condition, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12204.
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 — 273 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.