ZIP 18434 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 337 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lackawanna County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
337 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18434 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 78 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 64 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 34 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 20 | 5.9% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18434 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 18 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Vacant structural area | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 36.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | Match | 8 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18434 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18434.
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 — 337 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.