ZIP 18509 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 394 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lackawanna County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
394 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 108 | |
| 2022 | 124 | |
| 2023 | 122 | |
| 2024 | 40 | |
| 2025 | 0 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18509 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 84 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 70 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 43 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 33 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 23 | 5.8% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18509 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 35 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 30 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 14 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 11.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 55.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18509 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 | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18509.
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 — 394 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.