ZIP 16826 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 32 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Centre County, PA.
32 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16826 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2 | 6.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16826 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 5 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Incendiary device | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 9.1% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16826.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blanchard | 21 | |
| 2 | Beech Creek | 1 | |
| 3 | Bellefonte | 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 — 32 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.