ZIP 17257 recorded 145 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,406 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cumberland County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,406 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 278 | |
| 2022 | 303 | |
| 2023 | 370 | |
| 2024 | 310 | |
| 2025 | 145 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17257 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 365 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 174 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 99 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 81 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 63 | 4.5% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17257 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 33 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 32 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 99 | 31.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 156 | 49.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 30 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 48 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17257 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 776% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17257.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shippensburg | 613 | |
| 2 | Newville | 1 |
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 — 1,406 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.