ZIP 17970 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 317 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Schuylkill County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
317 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 97 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 90 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17970 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 47 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 24 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 24 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 24 | 7.6% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17970 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 36 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 31 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 15 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 12 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 57 | 29.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 83 | 43.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 32 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 20 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 8.9% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17970.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Castle | 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 — 317 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.