ZIP 17501 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 66 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, PA.
66 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 21 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Oil or other combustible liquid spill | 4 | 6.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Service facilities, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 43900% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,500 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17501.
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 — 66 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.