ZIP 12983 recorded 59 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 312 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, NY.
312 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | |
| 2022 | 68 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 65 | |
| 2025 | 59 |
Dec peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12983 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 64 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 56 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 43 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 39 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 27 | 8.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12983 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 100.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 100.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12983.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saranac Lake | 301 | |
| 2 | Santa Clara | 4 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | NY | 1.00 | FIPS 36033 |
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 — 312 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.