ZIP 12997 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 20 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, NY.
20 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12997 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 6 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 1 | 5.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12997 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 50.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 1 | 50.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12997.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 19 |
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 — 20 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.