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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 14048

ZIP 14048 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 482 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chautauqua County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

ZIP 14048 FIPS 36013 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
82
482 across 5 years
Building fires
9
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
43
FEMA NRI · Moderate
Active fires
0
in Chautauqua County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 14048

482 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 79
2022 107
2023 107
2024 107
2025 82
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 14048?

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

Jan 49
Feb 28
Mar 35
Apr 33
May 34
Jun 46
Jul 66
Aug 32
Sep 24
Oct 43
Nov 36
Dec 56
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 14048?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14048 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Carbon monoxide incident 113 23.4%
2 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 92 19.1%
3 Power line down 67 13.9%
4 Unauthorized burning 41 8.5%
5 Building fires 33 6.8%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 14048?

For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
71%
12
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
6%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
6%
1
Under investigation
18%
3
Act of nature (lightning)
-1%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14048 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Cooking area, kitchen 7 41.2%
2 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 4 23.5%
3 Undetermined 3 17.6%
4 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 1 5.9%
5 Office 1 5.9%
6 Outside area, other 1 5.9%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 6 35.3%
2 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 4 23.5%
3 Heat source: other 2 11.8%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 2 11.8%
5 Hot ember or ash 2 11.8%
6 Arcing 1 5.9%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 14048

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14048.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Dunkirk 461
2 Fredonia 1
3 Sheridan 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 14048

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 — 482 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.