ZIP 18642 recorded 72 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 506 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Luzerne County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
506 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | |
| 2022 | 111 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 87 | |
| 2025 | 72 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18642 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 86 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 78 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 60 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 48 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 38 | 7.5% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18642 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 21 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 59.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 3.9% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18642.
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 — 506 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.