ZIP 18452 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 308 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lackawanna County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
308 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 96 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18452 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 93 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 70 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 25 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 19 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 16 | 5.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18452 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 10 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 23.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 36.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 5 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 10.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18452.
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 — 308 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.