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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 12531

ZIP 12531 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 47 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dutchess County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

ZIP 12531 FIPS 36027 ZIP-level 2 counties
Total incidents (2025)
11
47 across 5 years
Building fires
2
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
57
FEMA NRI · Moderate
Active fires
0
in Dutchess County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 12531

47 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 2
2022 18
2023 5
2024 11
2025 11
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 12531?

Nov peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 5
Feb 2
Mar 3
Apr 2
May 7
Jun 1
Jul 5
Aug 5
Sep 3
Oct 3
Nov 8
Dec 3
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 12531?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12531 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Carbon monoxide incident 12 25.5%
2 Power line down 10 21.3%
3 Building fires 5 10.6%
4 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 5 10.6%
5 Unauthorized burning 4 8.5%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 12531?

For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
100%
4
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12531 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Wildland, woods 2 50.0%
2 Cooking area, kitchen 1 25.0%
3 Outside area, other 1 25.0%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 2 50.0%
2 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 1 25.0%
3 Hot ember or ash 1 25.0%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 12531

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12531.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Beekman 3
2 East Fishkill 3
3 Patterson 1
10 Also served by

ZIP 12531 crosses 2 counties

Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.

CountyStateWeight 
Putnam County NY 1.00 FIPS 36079
11 Current conditions

Right now in 12531

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 47 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.