ZIP 17202 recorded 181 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,708 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,708 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 384 | |
| 2022 | 440 | |
| 2023 | 341 | |
| 2024 | 362 | |
| 2025 | 181 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17202 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 445 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 153 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 133 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 124 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 90 | 5.3% |
For the 57 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17202 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 48 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 47 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 47 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 41 | 12.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 93 | 28.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 165 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 17 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 15 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 15 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 58 | 17.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17202 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2650% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17202.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chambersburg | 189 | |
| 2 | Fayetteville | 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 — 1,708 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.