ZIP 17340 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 369 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Adams County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
369 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 69 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 76 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17340 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 94 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 24 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 18 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 18 | 4.9% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17340 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 12 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 26.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 20.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17340 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1269% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $85,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $83,167 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17340.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Littlestown | 294 | |
| 2 | Germany | 4 | |
| 3 | Union | 4 | |
| 4 | Mount Joy | 3 | |
| 5 | Hanover | 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 — 369 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.