ZIP 18634 recorded 157 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 947 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Luzerne County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
947 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 181 | |
| 2022 | 228 | |
| 2023 | 255 | |
| 2024 | 126 | |
| 2025 | 157 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18634 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 181 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 171 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 124 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 101 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 50 | 5.3% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18634 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 28 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 11 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 48.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 15.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18634 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 840% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $62,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18634.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanticoke | 703 | |
| 2 | West Nanticoke | 5 | |
| 3 | Ashley | 2 | |
| 4 | Hanover | 2 | |
| 5 | Glen Lyon | 1 |
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 — 947 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.