ZIP 18201 recorded 325 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,545 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carbon County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,545 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 308 | |
| 2022 | 336 | |
| 2023 | 283 | |
| 2024 | 293 | |
| 2025 | 325 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18201 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 409 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 154 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 146 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 113 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 110 | 7.1% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18201 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 52.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18201 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 162% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18201.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazleton | 1,428 | |
| 2 | West Hazleton | 22 | |
| 3 | Hazle | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42079 |
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 — 1,545 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.