ZIP 12538 recorded 124 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 576 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dutchess County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
576 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 98 | |
| 2022 | 104 | |
| 2023 | 130 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 124 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12538 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 184 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 79 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 61 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 55 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 43 | 7.5% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12538 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 32.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12538 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 322% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12538.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyde Park | 557 | |
| 2 | Pleasant Valley | 12 | |
| 3 | Clinton | 6 |
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 — 576 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.