ZIP 17268 recorded 226 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,401 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,401 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 304 | |
| 2022 | 279 | |
| 2023 | 293 | |
| 2024 | 299 | |
| 2025 | 226 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17268 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 436 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 163 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 99 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 87 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 60 | 4.3% |
For the 71 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17268 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 52 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 39 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 20 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 12 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 86 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 103 | 37.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 18 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 12 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 58 | 21.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17268 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 434% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $795,914 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $330,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $329,279 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17268.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waynesboro | 979 | |
| 2 | Mercersburg | 2 | |
| 3 | Blue Ridge Summit | 1 | |
| 4 | Chambersburg | 1 | |
| 5 | Frederick | 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 — 1,401 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.