ZIP 18706 recorded 109 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,037 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Luzerne County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,037 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 250 | |
| 2022 | 261 | |
| 2023 | 201 | |
| 2024 | 216 | |
| 2025 | 109 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18706 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 215 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 156 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 116 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 97 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 75 | 7.2% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18706 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 16 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 34.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 83 | 50.9% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 19 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 5.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18706 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1791% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18706.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 115 | |
| 2 | Sugar Notch | 39 | |
| 3 | Hanover | 33 | |
| 4 | Warrior Run | 18 | |
| 5 | Nanticoke | 4 |
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 — 1,037 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.