ZIP 17842 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 402 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Snyder County, PA.
402 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | |
| 2022 | 108 | |
| 2023 | 108 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 36 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17842 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 132 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 44 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 32 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 20 | 5.0% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17842 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 29 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 16 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 26.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 21.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17842 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17842.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middleburg | 182 | |
| 2 | Selinsgrove | 4 | |
| 3 | Kreamer | 2 | |
| 4 | Beavertown | 1 | |
| 5 | Middletown | 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 — 402 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.