ZIP 18704 recorded 256 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,253 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Luzerne County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,253 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 443 | |
| 2022 | 589 | |
| 2023 | 567 | |
| 2024 | 398 | |
| 2025 | 256 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18704 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 358 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 341 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 302 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 155 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 125 | 5.5% |
For the 45 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18704 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 64 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 32 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 32 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 29 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 93 | 29.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 154 | 49.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 25 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 20 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 20 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 12.4% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18704.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston | 779 | |
| 2 | Edwardsville | 354 | |
| 3 | Larksville | 293 | |
| 4 | Forty Fort | 221 | |
| 5 | Swoyersville | 73 |
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 — 2,253 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.