ZIP 17801 recorded 151 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,247 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Northumberland County, PA.
1,247 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 313 | |
| 2022 | 295 | |
| 2023 | 245 | |
| 2024 | 243 | |
| 2025 | 151 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17801 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 508 | 40.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 139 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 110 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 93 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 44 | 3.5% |
For the 43 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17801 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 50 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 11 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 31.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 37 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 21 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 16 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 20.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17801 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17801.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunbury | 670 | |
| 2 | Northumberland | 5 | |
| 3 | Rockefeller | 3 | |
| 4 | Shamokin | 3 | |
| 5 | Upper Augusta | 3 |
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 — 1,247 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.