ZIP 18444 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 656 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lackawanna County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
656 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 189 | |
| 2022 | 145 | |
| 2023 | 146 | |
| 2024 | 140 | |
| 2025 | 36 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18444 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 172 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 88 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 63 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 41 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 33 | 5.0% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18444 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 32 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 23 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 23.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 16.2% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18444.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moscow | 89 | |
| 2 | Elmhurst | 14 | |
| 3 | Sterling | 9 | |
| 4 | Gouldsboro | 3 | |
| 5 | Hamlin | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42127 |
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 — 656 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.