ZIP 16853 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 98 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Centre County, PA.
98 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16853 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 20 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 20 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 12 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 5 | 5.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16853 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 26.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 52.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.9% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16853.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milesburg | 37 | |
| 2 | Unionville | 2 |
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 — 98 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.