ZIP 17856 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 173 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union County, PA.
173 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17856 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 32 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 27 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 15 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 11 | 6.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17856 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 21.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 44.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17856 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $41,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17856.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Columbia | 51 | |
| 2 | Muncy | 2 | |
| 3 | West Chillisquaque | 1 | |
| 4 | White Deer | 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 — 173 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.