ZIP 17983 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 90 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Schuylkill County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
90 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17983 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 45 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 8 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 5.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17983 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.5% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17983.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valley View | 15 |
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 — 90 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.