ZIP 16242 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 344 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Armstrong County, PA.
344 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 69 | |
| 2024 | 91 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16242 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 76 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 72 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 53 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 26 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 6.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16242 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16242.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Bethlehem | 121 | |
| 2 | Mahoning | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42031 |
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 — 344 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.