ZIP 18617 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 144 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Luzerne County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
144 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18617 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 34 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 33 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 10 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 7 | 4.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18617 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Construction/renovation area | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Match | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18617 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $28,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18617.
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 — 144 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.