ZIP 12972 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 205 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clinton County, NY.
205 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12972 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 47 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 35 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 26 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 21 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 5.4% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12972 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 32.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 18.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12972 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 271% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $249,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12972.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru | 203 | |
| 2 | Plattsburgh | 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 — 205 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.