ZIP 17236 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 646 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
646 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 145 | |
| 2022 | 155 | |
| 2023 | 139 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17236 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 199 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 59 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 59 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 37 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 3.7% |
For the 43 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17236 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 30 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Match | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 18.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17236 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 500% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17236.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercersburg | 228 | |
| 2 | Peters | 1 | |
| 3 | Waynesboro | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42057 |
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 — 646 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.