ZIP 12205 recorded 292 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,346 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Albany County, NY.
1,346 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 198 | |
| 2022 | 274 | |
| 2023 | 419 | |
| 2024 | 163 | |
| 2025 | 292 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12205 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 216 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 210 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 196 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 75 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 64 | 4.8% |
For the 55 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12205 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 18.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 48.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 25.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12205 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $250 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12205.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany | 1,240 | |
| 2 | Colonie | 81 | |
| 3 | Menands | 9 | |
| 4 | Cohoes | 1 | |
| 5 | Guilderland | 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 — 1,346 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.