ZIP 12528 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 329 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ulster County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
329 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | |
| 2022 | 91 | |
| 2023 | 88 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12528 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 129 | 39.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 33 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 23 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 22 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 4.3% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12528 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 20 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 16.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 17.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12528 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 329% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $141,304 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12528.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | 326 | |
| 2 | Montgomery | 1 | |
| 3 | Plattekill | 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 — 329 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.