ZIP 17837 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 811 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union County, PA.
811 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 204 | |
| 2022 | 196 | |
| 2023 | 207 | |
| 2024 | 151 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17837 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 262 | 32.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 105 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Accident, potential accident, other | 78 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 58 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 4.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17837 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 59 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 21 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 49 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 44 | 26.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17837 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $4,606 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17837.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewisburg | 668 | |
| 2 | New Columbia | 3 | |
| 3 | West Chillisquaque | 2 | |
| 4 | East Chillisquaque | 1 | |
| 5 | Selinsgrove | 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 — 811 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.