ZIP 18705 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 578 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Luzerne County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
578 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 126 | |
| 2022 | 155 | |
| 2023 | 117 | |
| 2024 | 127 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18705 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 77 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 66 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 60 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 47 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 38 | 6.6% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18705 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 25 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 22 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 114 | 63.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 9.4% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18705.
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 — 578 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.