ZIP 14004 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 179 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
179 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
Dec peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14004 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 40 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 33 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 21 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 9 | 5.0% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14004 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 8 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14004 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 11700% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $18,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14004.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alden | 173 | |
| 2 | Bennington | 2 | |
| 3 | Alexander | 1 | |
| 4 | Darien | 1 | |
| 5 | Depew | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming County | NY | 1.00 | FIPS 36121 |
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 — 179 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.