ZIP 12540 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 223 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dutchess County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
223 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 69 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12540 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 59 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 21 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 20 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 17 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 4.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12540 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Office | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 23.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12540 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 655000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12540.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Vale | 54 | |
| 2 | Fishkill | 10 | |
| 3 | Beekman | 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 — 223 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.