ZIP 17847 recorded 59 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 659 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montour County, PA.
659 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 158 | |
| 2022 | 199 | |
| 2023 | 142 | |
| 2024 | 101 | |
| 2025 | 59 |
Aug peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17847 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 148 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 82 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 48 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 41 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 4.6% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17847 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 31 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 29.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 19.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17847 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17847.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milton | 374 | |
| 2 | West Chillisquaque | 60 | |
| 3 | East Chillisquaque | 39 | |
| 4 | Lewisburg | 1 | |
| 5 | Northumberland | 1 |
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 — 659 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.