ZIP 18038 recorded 83 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 305 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Northampton County, PA.
305 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 103 | |
| 2025 | 83 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18038 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 172 | 56.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 31 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 23 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 17 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 12 | 3.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18038 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 6 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 19.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18038 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18038.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bath | 4 |
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 — 305 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.