ZIP 18656 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 360 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Luzerne County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
360 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 86 | |
| 2022 | 61 | |
| 2023 | 99 | |
| 2024 | 85 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18656 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 153 | 42.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 65 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 39 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 14 | 3.9% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18656 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 17 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Match | 7 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 19.4% |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia County | PA | 0.50 | FIPS 42037 |
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 — 360 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.