ZIP 17965 recorded 12 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 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17965 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 46 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 44 | 26.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 15 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 5 | 3.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17965 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 87.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17965 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 200% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17965.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Carbon | 153 | |
| 2 | Palo Alto | 5 | |
| 3 | Pine Grove | 2 | |
| 4 | Pottsville | 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.