ZIP 16828 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 230 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Centre County, PA.
230 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 61 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Aug peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16828 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 63 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 33 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 10 | 4.3% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16828 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 22.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 19.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 19.5% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16828.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre Hall | 78 |
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 — 230 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.