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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 16679

ZIP 16679 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 55 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bedford County, PA.

ZIP 16679 FIPS 42009 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
0
55 across 5 years
Building fires
0
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
29
FEMA NRI · Low
Active fires
0
in Bedford County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 16679

55 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 19
2022 9
2023 14
2024 13
2025 0
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 16679?

Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 16
Feb 8
Mar 13
Apr 1
May 5
Jun 2
Jul 1
Aug 0
Sep 2
Oct 0
Nov 6
Dec 1
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 16679?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16679 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 25 45.5%
2 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 9 16.4%
3 Forest, woods or wildland fire 6 10.9%
4 Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue 3 5.5%
5 Fire, other 2 3.6%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 16679?

For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
31%
5
Cause undetermined
12%
2
Intentional / arson
19%
3
Equipment / heat source failure
31%
5
Under investigation
6%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16679 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Outside area, other 5 31.2%
2 Other 2 12.5%
3 Undetermined 2 12.5%
4 Cooking area, kitchen 1 6.2%
5 Storage area, other 1 6.2%
6 Equipment or service area, other 1 6.2%
7 Structural area, other 1 6.2%
8 Substructure area or space, crawl space 1 6.2%
9 All other areas 2 12.5%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 3 18.8%
2 Undetermined 3 18.8%
3 Heat source: other 1 6.2%
4 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 1 6.2%
5 Arcing 1 6.2%
6 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 1 6.2%
7 Match 1 6.2%
8 Cigarette lighter 1 6.2%
9 All other sources 4 25.0%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 16679

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16679.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Saxton 2
2 Broad Top 1
3 Coaldale 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 16679

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 55 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.