ZIP 18040 recorded 121 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 575 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Northampton County, PA.
575 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 98 | |
| 2022 | 87 | |
| 2023 | 135 | |
| 2024 | 134 | |
| 2025 | 121 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 93 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 76 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 61 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 56 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 53 | 9.2% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 32.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 15.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18040 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 246% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18040.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easton | 62 | |
| 2 | Lower Mount Bethel | 9 | |
| 3 | Bath | 4 | |
| 4 | Forks | 3 | |
| 5 | Plainfield | 1 |
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 — 575 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.