ZIP 17850 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 81 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Northumberland County, PA.
81 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17850 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 22 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Accident, potential accident, other | 10 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 6 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 4 | 4.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17850 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 7.1% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17850.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montandon | 67 | |
| 2 | West Chillisquaque | 8 | |
| 3 | Milton | 2 | |
| 4 | Catawissa | 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 — 81 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.