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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 17217

ZIP 17217 is served primarily by Franklin County, PA — including Chambersburg. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Franklin County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

ZIP 17217 FIPS 42055 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
1,003
7,604 across 5 years
Building fires
317
79 wildland
Wildfire risk
51
FEMA NRI · Moderate
Active fires
0
in Franklin County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Franklin County?

Mar peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 130
Feb 82
Mar 155
Apr 109
May 75
Jun 80
Jul 84
Aug 54
Sep 111
Oct 34
Nov 57
Dec 32
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Franklin County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 317 31.6%
2 Power line down 66 6.6%
3 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 60 6.0%
4 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 56 5.6%
5 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 50 5.0%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 17217

25 cities sit in Franklin County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Chambersburg 21,917 239 74 B
2 Greene 18,376 2 1 A+
3 Antrim 15,790 0 0 —
4 Washington 14,919 141 13 C-
5 Guilford 14,693 0 0 —
6 Hamilton 11,374 1 0 A+
7 Waynesboro 11,009 185 63 B-
8 Southampton 8,525 52 6 B+
9 St. Thomas 5,934 0 0 —
10 Quincy 5,325 0 0 A+
11 Greencastle 4,235 76 28 B-
12 State Line 3,395 0 0 —
13 Wayne Heights 3,147 0 0 —
14 Fayetteville 2,745 11 1 B-
15 Letterkenny 2,453 0 0 A+
16 Mercersburg 2,083 34 24 C+
17 Fannett 2,040 0 0 —
18 Lurgan 1,971 0 0 A+
19 Metal 1,588 0 0 —
20 Mont Alto 1,562 3 1 B+
21 Scotland 1,179 0 0 —
22 Pen Mar 1,177 0 0 —
23 Fort Loudon 1,059 2 0 B+
24 Blue Ridge Summit 1,039 8 1 C+
25 Rouzerville 669 1 0 A+
11 Current conditions

Right now in 17217

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Franklin County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.