ZIP 16342 recorded 34 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 277 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Venango County, PA.
277 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 48 | |
| 2025 | 34 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16342 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 92 | 33.2% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 78 | 28.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 18 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 16 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 5.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16342 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 7 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Structural area, other | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16342 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,000 | Outside storage fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16342.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk | 98 | |
| 2 | Cochranton | 2 | |
| 3 | Frenchcreek | 1 | |
| 4 | Irwin | 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 — 277 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.