ZIP 18446 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 207 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lackawanna County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
207 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | |
| 2022 | 58 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18446 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 60 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 54 | 26.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 11 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 4.3% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18446 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 15.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 58.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 7.2% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18446.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholson | 131 | |
| 2 | Lenox | 8 | |
| 3 | Lathrop | 2 | |
| 4 | Factoryville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42115 |
| Wyoming County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42131 |
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 — 207 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.