ZIP 12561 recorded 142 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 603 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ulster County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
603 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 139 | |
| 2023 | 121 | |
| 2024 | 111 | |
| 2025 | 142 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12561 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 142 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 93 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 40 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 36 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 35 | 5.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12561 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle area, other | 20 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 21.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 19 | 21.6% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 13.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 33 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 14.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12561 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 562% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $249,999 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $99,999 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $99,999 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $49,999 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $24,999 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $24,999 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $24,999 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12561.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Paltz | 603 |
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 — 603 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.