ZIP 17978 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 37 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Schuylkill County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
37 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17978 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 13 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 1 | 2.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17978 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17978 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17978.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring | 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 — 37 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.