ZIP 18252 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 910 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Schuylkill County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
910 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 226 | |
| 2022 | 228 | |
| 2023 | 240 | |
| 2024 | 163 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18252 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 354 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 75 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 65 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 50 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 46 | 5.1% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18252 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 99 | 37.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 32 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 15 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 20.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 177 | 66.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 16 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 9.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18252 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18252.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamaqua | 662 | |
| 2 | Hometown | 13 | |
| 3 | West Penn | 8 | |
| 4 | Schuylkill Haven | 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 — 910 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.