ZIP 16870 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 390 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Centre County, PA.
390 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 85 | |
| 2023 | 96 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16870 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 77 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 56 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 43 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 40 | 10.3% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16870 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 11 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 22.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 58.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16870 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1652% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $357,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $22,333 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16870.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Matilda | 137 | |
| 2 | Franklin | 6 | |
| 3 | Halfmoon | 1 | |
| 4 | State College | 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 — 390 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.