ZIP 17870 recorded 62 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 501 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Snyder County, PA.
501 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | |
| 2022 | 166 | |
| 2023 | 103 | |
| 2024 | 71 | |
| 2025 | 62 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17870 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 226 | 45.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 47 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 40 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 29 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 18 | 3.6% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17870 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Other | 10 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 21.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17870 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1977% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17870.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selinsgrove | 207 | |
| 2 | Shamokin Dam | 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 — 501 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.