ZIP 18255 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 230 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Luzerne County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
230 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 55 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18255 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 77 | 33.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 24 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 18 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 5.7% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18255 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 15 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 10.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 22.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18255 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1196% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $29,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18255.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weatherly | 104 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon County | PA | 0.50 | FIPS 42025 |
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 — 230 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.