ZIP 12304 recorded 131 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 650 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Albany County, NY.
650 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 200 | |
| 2023 | 188 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 131 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12304 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 115 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 88 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 69 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 62 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 45 | 6.9% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12304 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 7 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 6 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 7.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 41.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 18 | 22.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Candle | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12304 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $900 | Special outside fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $200 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12304.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schenectady | 643 | |
| 2 | Niskayuna | 6 | |
| 3 | Albany | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schenectady County | NY | 1.00 | FIPS 36093 |
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 — 650 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.