ZIP 17098 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 120 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dauphin County, PA.
120 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17098 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 48 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 11 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 6 | 5.0% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17098 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 8 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Service facilities, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 9.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Warning or road flare; fusee | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 9.5% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17098.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamstown | 87 |
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 — 120 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.