ZIP 18655 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 361 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, PA.
361 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 103 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18655 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 110 | 30.5% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 55 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 54 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 17 | 4.7% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18655 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 24.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 12.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 16 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18655 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 153% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $179,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $67,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $17,250 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18655.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shickshinny | 142 | |
| 2 | Mocanaqua | 8 | |
| 3 | Falls | 6 | |
| 4 | Nescopeck | 2 | |
| 5 | Pittston | 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 — 361 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.