ZIP 12870 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 165 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, NY.
165 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Aug peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12870 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 60 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 20 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 20 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 11 | 6.7% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12870 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 57.9% | |
| 2 | Other | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 63.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12870 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12870.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schroon Lake | 161 |
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 — 165 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.