ZIP 17960 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 257 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Schuylkill County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
257 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | |
| 2022 | 81 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17960 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 84 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 48 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 16 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 11 | 4.3% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17960 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 45.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 8.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 59.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 6.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17960.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Penn | 2 | |
| 2 | East Brunswick | 1 | |
| 3 | New Tripoli | 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 — 257 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.