ZIP 16823 recorded 93 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 717 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Centre County, PA.
717 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 187 | |
| 2022 | 144 | |
| 2023 | 165 | |
| 2024 | 128 | |
| 2025 | 93 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16823 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 190 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 132 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 61 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 37 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 31 | 4.3% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16823 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 25 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 14 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 13 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 61 | 36.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 17.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16823 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16823.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellefonte | 201 | |
| 2 | Pleasant Gap | 18 | |
| 3 | Howard | 2 | |
| 4 | Milesburg | 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 — 717 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.