ZIP 12603 recorded 41 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 932 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dutchess County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
932 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 160 | |
| 2022 | 167 | |
| 2023 | 445 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
Nov peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12603 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 337 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 95 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 94 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 81 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 44 | 4.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12603 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 40.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12603 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 836% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $251,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12603.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poughkeepsie | 839 | |
| 2 | Arlington | 12 | |
| 3 | Wappinger | 3 | |
| 4 | Hyde Park | 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 — 932 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.