ZIP 17777 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 232 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Northumberland County, PA.
232 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 58 | |
| 2024 | 54 | |
| 2025 | 36 |
Jul peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17777 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 81 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 17 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 16 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 11 | 4.7% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17777 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 31.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 17.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17777 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2371% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $31,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17777.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watsontown | 163 | |
| 2 | Dewart | 3 | |
| 3 | Turbotville | 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 — 232 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.