ZIP 18702 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 751 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Luzerne County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
751 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 162 | |
| 2022 | 212 | |
| 2023 | 175 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18702 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 146 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 79 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 79 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 59 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 53 | 7.1% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18702 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 48 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 41 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 17 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 15.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 184 | 61.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 19 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 14.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18702.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laflin | 61 | |
| 2 | Bear Creek | 38 | |
| 3 | Ashley | 4 | |
| 4 | Hanover | 2 | |
| 5 | Plains | 2 |
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 — 751 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.