ZIP 18240 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 364 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carbon County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
364 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | |
| 2022 | 120 | |
| 2023 | 81 | |
| 2024 | 76 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18240 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 131 | 36.0% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 41 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 22 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 15 | 4.1% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18240 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 19 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 37.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 10 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 17.2% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18240.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nesquehoning | 347 | |
| 2 | Summit Hill | 4 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schuylkill County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42107 |
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 — 364 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.