ZIP 18218 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 158 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Schuylkill County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
158 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18218 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 55 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 12 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 3.8% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18218 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 9 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 17.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 12.8% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18218.
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 — 158 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.