ZIP 18403 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 487 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lackawanna County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
487 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 107 | |
| 2022 | 105 | |
| 2023 | 135 | |
| 2024 | 92 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18403 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 121 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 89 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 50 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 37 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 32 | 6.6% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18403 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 23 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 18 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 14 | 9.6% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 54.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 9.6% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18403.
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 — 487 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.