ZIP 12206 recorded 184 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 717 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Albany County, NY.
717 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 127 | |
| 2023 | 174 | |
| 2024 | 185 | |
| 2025 | 184 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12206 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 150 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 127 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 74 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 60 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 57 | 7.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12206 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Function area, other | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 51.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12206 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 292% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $162,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12206.
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 — 717 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.