ZIP 18501 recorded 1 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 169 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lackawanna County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
169 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 33 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 22 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 17 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 7.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 12 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18501.
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 — 169 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.