ZIP 17968 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 50 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Schuylkill County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
50 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17968 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 14 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 7 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 3 | 6.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17968 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Closet | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17968 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $243,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
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 — 50 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.