ZIP 17938 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 236 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Schuylkill County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
236 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 53 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17938 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 110 | 46.6% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 32 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 23 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 9 | 3.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17938 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 10.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 40.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 22.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.8% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17938.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hegins | 66 | |
| 2 | Pine Grove | 2 | |
| 3 | Hubley | 1 | |
| 4 | Valley View | 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 — 236 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.