ZIP 17554 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 252 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, PA.
252 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17554 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 105 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 41 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 4.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17554 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 29.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 47.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17554 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1165% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17554.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountville | 206 | |
| 2 | Columbia | 1 | |
| 3 | West Hempfield | 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 — 252 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.