ZIP 18708 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 403 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Luzerne County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
403 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 102 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 116 | |
| 2024 | 62 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18708 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 107 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 73 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 41 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Accident, potential accident, other | 32 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 5.5% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18708 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 11 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 24.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18708 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $213,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18708.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trucksville | 87 | |
| 2 | Shavertown | 23 | |
| 3 | Jackson | 2 | |
| 4 | Wyoming | 2 | |
| 5 | Dallas | 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 — 403 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.