ZIP 17241 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 809 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cumberland County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
809 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 199 | |
| 2022 | 182 | |
| 2023 | 180 | |
| 2024 | 178 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17241 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 228 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 102 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 84 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 49 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 47 | 5.8% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17241 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 25 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 15 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17241 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 112% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $123,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17241.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newville | 255 | |
| 2 | Carlisle | 1 | |
| 3 | Lower Mifflin | 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 — 809 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.