ZIP 17979 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 42 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Schuylkill County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
42 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17979 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 28 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 8 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 1 | 2.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17979 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 3 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 25.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17979.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | 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 — 42 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.