ZIP 17921 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 537 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Schuylkill County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
537 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 124 | |
| 2022 | 112 | |
| 2023 | 152 | |
| 2024 | 102 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17921 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 166 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 63 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 49 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 37 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 27 | 5.0% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17921 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 21 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 20 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 15.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 135 | 73.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17921 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,400 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17921.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashland | 217 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia County | PA | 0.50 | FIPS 42037 |
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 — 537 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.