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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 18848

ZIP 18848 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 412 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bradford County, PA.

ZIP 18848 FIPS 42015 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
40
412 across 5 years
Building fires
12
19 wildland
Wildfire risk
22
FEMA NRI · Low
Active fires
0
in Bradford County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 18848

412 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 111
2022 105
2023 94
2024 62
2025 40
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 18848?

Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 47
Feb 21
Mar 53
Apr 51
May 34
Jun 21
Jul 41
Aug 27
Sep 11
Oct 37
Nov 47
Dec 22
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 18848?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18848 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 172 41.7%
2 Accident, potential accident, other 44 10.7%
3 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 31 7.5%
4 Passenger vehicle fire 27 6.6%
5 Cooking fire, confined to container 25 6.1%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 18848?

For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
71%
55
Cause undetermined
9%
7
Intentional / arson
6%
5
Equipment / heat source failure
6%
5
Under investigation
6%
5
Act of nature (lightning)
2%
1
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18848 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Outside area, other 12 15.4%
2 Cooking area, kitchen 9 11.5%
3 Undetermined 9 11.5%
4 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 7 9.0%
5 Function area, other 5 6.4%
6 Vehicle area, other 5 6.4%
7 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 5 6.4%
8 Other 3 3.8%
9 All other areas 23 29.5%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 34 43.6%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 7 9.0%
3 Arcing 7 9.0%
4 Hot ember or ash 6 7.7%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 5 6.4%
6 Heat source: other 3 3.8%
7 Match 3 3.8%
8 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 2 2.6%
9 All other sources 11 14.1%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 18848

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18848.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Towanda 66
2 Wysox 6
3 Asylum 2
4 Athens 2
5 Chemung 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 18848

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 412 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.