ZIP 17853 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 291 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Juniata County, PA.
291 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 37 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17853 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 82 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 66 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 28 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 28 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 7.2% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17853 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 11 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 14.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Molten, hot material | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17853 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snyder County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42109 |
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 — 291 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.