ZIP 17517 recorded 61 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 730 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, PA.
730 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 197 | |
| 2022 | 167 | |
| 2023 | 170 | |
| 2024 | 135 | |
| 2025 | 61 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17517 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 297 | 40.7% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 83 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 45 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 42 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 39 | 5.3% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17517 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 18 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 35.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 22.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17517 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1373% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $110,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $105,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17517.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 357 | |
| 2 | Mill Creek | 1 | |
| 3 | Reading | 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 — 730 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.