ZIP 17878 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 70 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, PA.
70 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17878 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 22 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 5.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17878 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 10.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17878 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17878.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42079 |
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 — 70 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.