ZIP 17824 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 247 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, PA.
247 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 68 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17824 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 57 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 24 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 21 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 14 | 5.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17824 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 14.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 17.6% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17824.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 — 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.