ZIP 16142 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 323 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lawrence County, PA.
323 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 78 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16142 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 125 | 38.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 56 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 25 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 24 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 14 | 4.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16142 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 21 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 15.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16142 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16142.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Wilmington | 96 | |
| 2 | Wilmington | 28 | |
| 3 | Lackawannock | 20 | |
| 4 | Pulaski | 10 | |
| 5 | East Lackawannock | 9 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42085 |
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 — 323 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.