ZIP 17552 recorded 103 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 704 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, PA.
704 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 133 | |
| 2022 | 159 | |
| 2023 | 196 | |
| 2024 | 113 | |
| 2025 | 103 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17552 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 249 | 35.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 86 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 45 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 39 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 29 | 4.1% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17552 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 23 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 14 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 29.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 50.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 9.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17552 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1976% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17552.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Joy | 373 | |
| 2 | Elizabethtown | 2 |
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 — 704 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.