ZIP 18015 recorded 190 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,555 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Northampton County, PA.
1,555 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 359 | |
| 2022 | 245 | |
| 2023 | 374 | |
| 2024 | 387 | |
| 2025 | 190 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18015 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 264 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 191 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 147 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 144 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 85 | 5.5% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18015 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 48 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 97 | 29.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 187 | 57.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 15 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 50 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18015 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2512% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $414,539 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $359,552 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $166,832 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $141,552 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $116,150 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $116,150 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $94,082 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18015.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bethlehem | 1,249 | |
| 2 | Fountain Hill | 112 | |
| 3 | Lower Saucon | 17 | |
| 4 | Hellertown | 6 | |
| 5 | Freemansburg | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh County | PA | 0.50 | FIPS 42077 |
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 — 1,555 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.