ZIP 17240 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 249 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cumberland County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
249 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 69 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17240 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 92 | 36.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 10 | 4.0% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17240 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 29.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 19.4% |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42055 |
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 — 249 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.