ZIP 17985 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 72 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, PA.
72 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17985 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 19 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 17 | 23.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 11 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 6.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17985 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 7.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17985.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Creek | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schuylkill County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42107 |
| Luzerne County | PA | 0.50 | FIPS 42079 |
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 — 72 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.