ZIP 18072 recorded 117 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 728 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Northampton County, PA.
728 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 153 | |
| 2022 | 161 | |
| 2023 | 175 | |
| 2024 | 122 | |
| 2025 | 117 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18072 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 489 | 67.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 84 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 40 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 16 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 13 | 1.8% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18072 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Office | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 25.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 56.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18072 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,250 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18072.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pen Argyl | 109 | |
| 2 | Plainfield | 1 | |
| 3 | Wind Gap | 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 — 728 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.