ZIP 18612 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 934 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Luzerne County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
934 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 202 | |
| 2022 | 228 | |
| 2023 | 237 | |
| 2024 | 172 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18612 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 307 | 32.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 105 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 76 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 72 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 63 | 6.7% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18612 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 21 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 13 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 19.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 62.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 8.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18612 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $17,923 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18612.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas | 348 | |
| 2 | Northmoreland | 9 | |
| 3 | Falls | 4 | |
| 4 | Lehman | 4 | |
| 5 | Wyoming | 3 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 — 934 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.