ZIP 18512 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 785 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lackawanna County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
785 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 198 | |
| 2022 | 191 | |
| 2023 | 197 | |
| 2024 | 151 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18512 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 182 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 86 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 72 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 55 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 39 | 5.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18512 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 48 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 36 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 36 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 25.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 141 | 57.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 11.9% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18512.
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 — 785 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.