ZIP 18618 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 348 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Luzerne County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
348 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | |
| 2022 | 72 | |
| 2023 | 101 | |
| 2024 | 77 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18618 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 105 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 73 | 21.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 33 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 21 | 6.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18618 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 8.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 17.6% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18618.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harveys Lake | 284 | |
| 2 | Falls | 3 | |
| 3 | Shavertown | 1 |
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 — 348 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.