ZIP 14043 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 337 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
337 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 117 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14043 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 80 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 44 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 42 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 33 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 21 | 6.2% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14043 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14043 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 181% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Hazardous condition, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,500 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,500 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Hazardous condition, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14043.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Depew | 285 | |
| 2 | Cheektowaga | 41 | |
| 3 | Colden | 1 | |
| 4 | Sloan | 1 |
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 — 337 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.