ZIP 17823 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 80 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Northumberland County, PA.
80 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17823 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 28 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 7 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 4 | 5.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17823 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.2% |
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 — 80 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.