ZIP 12208 recorded 123 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 522 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Albany County, NY.
522 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 112 | |
| 2023 | 133 | |
| 2024 | 109 | |
| 2025 | 123 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12208 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 110 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 87 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 48 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 46 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 46 | 8.8% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12208 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Function area, other | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 31.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12208 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 7272% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $435,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Hazardous condition, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12208.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany | 520 |
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 — 522 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.