ZIP 17055 recorded 316 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,870 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cumberland County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,870 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 348 | |
| 2022 | 426 | |
| 2023 | 406 | |
| 2024 | 374 | |
| 2025 | 316 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17055 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 451 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 351 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 141 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 107 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 106 | 5.7% |
For the 77 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17055 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 28 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 79 | 34.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 115 | 49.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17055 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 952% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $218,100 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17055.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mechanicsburg | 1,297 | |
| 2 | Camp Hill | 2 | |
| 3 | Dillsburg | 2 | |
| 4 | New Cumberland | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| York County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42133 |
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 — 1,870 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.