ZIP 17579 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 367 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, PA.
367 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | |
| 2022 | 66 | |
| 2023 | 106 | |
| 2024 | 84 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17579 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 180 | 49.0% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 26 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 14 | 3.8% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17579 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 20.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 52.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17579 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 593% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17579.
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 — 367 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.