ZIP 18701 recorded 199 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,861 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Luzerne County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,861 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 427 | |
| 2022 | 456 | |
| 2023 | 419 | |
| 2024 | 360 | |
| 2025 | 199 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 322 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 237 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 180 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 142 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 136 | 7.3% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 97 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 96 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 23 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 22 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 22 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 11 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 154 | 32.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 227 | 48.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 42 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 34 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 23 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 20 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 14 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 79 | 16.8% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston | 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 — 1,861 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.