ZIP 17859 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 136 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, PA.
136 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Dec peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17859 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 51 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 5.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17859 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 15.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Match | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 6.2% |
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 — 136 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.