ZIP 17078 recorded 135 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 951 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lebanon County, PA.
951 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 171 | |
| 2022 | 196 | |
| 2023 | 228 | |
| 2024 | 221 | |
| 2025 | 135 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17078 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 388 | 40.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 119 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 63 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 41 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 37 | 3.9% |
For the 81 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17078 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 32 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 27 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 17 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 30.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17078 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 252% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $330,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $131,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17078.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmyra | 615 | |
| 2 | Hershey | 5 | |
| 3 | Annville | 2 | |
| 4 | Campbelltown | 1 | |
| 5 | South Londonderry | 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 — 951 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.