ZIP 17929 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 167 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Schuylkill County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
167 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17929 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 74 | 44.3% | |
| 2 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 12 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 4.8% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17929 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 64.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17929.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cressona | 156 | |
| 2 | Pottsville | 6 | |
| 3 | Auburn | 1 | |
| 4 | Palo Alto | 1 | |
| 5 | South Manheim | 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 — 167 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.