ZIP 18250 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 109 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carbon County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
109 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18250 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 52 | 47.7% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 13 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 3.7% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18250 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 4 | Sales area, showroom (exclude display window) | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18250 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18250.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summit Hill | 106 | |
| 2 | Tamaqua | 3 |
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 — 109 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.