ZIP 17851 recorded 89 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 844 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Northumberland County, PA.
844 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 184 | |
| 2022 | 185 | |
| 2023 | 185 | |
| 2024 | 201 | |
| 2025 | 89 |
Jul peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17851 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 273 | 32.3% | |
| 2 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 66 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 65 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 41 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 41 | 4.9% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17851 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 26 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 19 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 18 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 19.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 150 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 17 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 8.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17851 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $14,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17851.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Carmel | 591 |
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 — 844 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.