ZIP 17821 recorded 85 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 897 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, PA.
897 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 225 | |
| 2022 | 225 | |
| 2023 | 202 | |
| 2024 | 160 | |
| 2025 | 85 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17821 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 309 | 34.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 79 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 70 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 60 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 60 | 6.7% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17821 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 56 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 38 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 15 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 61 | 27.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 13 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 57 | 25.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17821 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $402,170 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $6,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17821.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montour County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42093 |
| Northumberland County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42097 |
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 — 897 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.