ZIP 13439 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 78 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Herkimer County, NY.
78 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Aug peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 13439 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 36 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 8 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 5 | 6.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 13439 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 69.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 13439 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 13439.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richfield Springs | 55 | |
| 2 | Palatine | 7 | |
| 3 | Richfield | 7 | |
| 4 | Exeter | 4 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otsego County | NY | 1.00 | FIPS 36077 |
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 — 78 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.