ZIP 13601 recorded 102 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,608 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, NY.
1,608 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 428 | |
| 2022 | 441 | |
| 2023 | 420 | |
| 2024 | 217 | |
| 2025 | 102 |
Dec peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 13601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 264 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 203 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 189 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 162 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 110 | 6.8% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 13601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 67 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 36 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 28.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 38.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 34 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 17 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 13601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4712% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $137,900 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 13601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watertown | 1,491 | |
| 2 | Pamelia | 51 | |
| 3 | Champion | 23 | |
| 4 | Glen Park | 19 | |
| 5 | Hounsfield | 5 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis County | NY | 1.00 | FIPS 36049 |
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 — 1,608 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.