ZIP 16801 recorded 161 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 845 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Centre County, PA.
845 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 182 | |
| 2022 | 170 | |
| 2023 | 159 | |
| 2024 | 173 | |
| 2025 | 161 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16801 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 135 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 83 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 83 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 73 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 58 | 6.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16801 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 144 | 42.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 49 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 22.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 102 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 70 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 48 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 13.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16801 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2819% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $312,748 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $276,768 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $123,750 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $82,500 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16801.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State College | 763 |
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 — 845 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.