ZIP 18214 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 147 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Schuylkill County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
147 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 36 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Dec peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18214 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 32 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 12 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 7 | 4.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18214 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 51.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18214 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $500 | Outside storage fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18214.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamaqua | 4 |
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 — 147 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.