ZIP 18083 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 55 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Northampton County, PA.
55 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18083 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 13 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 9 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 4 | 7.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18083 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18083 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18083.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockertown | 50 | |
| 2 | Pennsburg | 3 | |
| 3 | Bethlehem | 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 — 55 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.