ZIP 12306 recorded 150 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 740 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Schenectady County, NY.
740 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | |
| 2022 | 186 | |
| 2023 | 224 | |
| 2024 | 113 | |
| 2025 | 150 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12306 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 133 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 77 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 62 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 57 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 43 | 5.8% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12306 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 12 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 40.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 20.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12306 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 178% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12306.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schenectady | 455 | |
| 2 | Rotterdam | 281 | |
| 3 | Scotia | 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 — 740 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.