ZIP 12498 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 470 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ulster County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
470 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | |
| 2022 | 119 | |
| 2023 | 73 | |
| 2024 | 111 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12498 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 288 | 61.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 31 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 23 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 19 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 17 | 3.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12498 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 2 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Assembly area without fixed seats - 100+ persons | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 38.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Candle | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 5.6% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12498.
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 — 470 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.