ZIP 18641 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 457 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lackawanna County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
457 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 95 | |
| 2022 | 101 | |
| 2023 | 133 | |
| 2024 | 81 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18641 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 119 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 58 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 58 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 30 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 22 | 4.8% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18641 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 18 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 16.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18641.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avoca | 196 | |
| 2 | Dupont | 112 | |
| 3 | Duryea | 4 | |
| 4 | Laflin | 3 | |
| 5 | Hughestown | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42079 |
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 — 457 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.