ZIP 17540 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 565 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, PA.
565 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 132 | |
| 2022 | 138 | |
| 2023 | 138 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17540 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 310 | 54.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 28 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 21 | 3.7% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17540 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 40 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 15 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 22.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17540 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 362% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17540.
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 — 565 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.