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Fires in ZIP 14201

ZIP 14201 recorded 60 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 105 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

ZIP 14201 FIPS 36029 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
60
105 across 5 years
Building fires
1
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
63
FEMA NRI · High
Active fires
0
in Erie County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 14201

105 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 0
2022 2
2023 1
2024 42
2025 60
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 14201?

Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 10
Feb 15
Mar 8
Apr 8
May 14
Jun 9
Jul 11
Aug 9
Sep 10
Oct 4
Nov 3
Dec 4
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 14201?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14201 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Cooking fire, confined to container 20 19.0%
2 Carbon monoxide incident 14 13.3%
3 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 11 10.5%
4 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 11 10.5%
5 Outside rubbish fire, other 10 9.5%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 14201?

For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
38%
3
Cause undetermined
25%
2
Intentional / arson
12%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
25%
2
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14201 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 3 37.5%
2 Function area, other 1 12.5%
3 Wall surface: exterior 1 12.5%
4 Vehicle area, other 1 12.5%
5 Exterior, exposed surface 1 12.5%
6 Outside area, other 1 12.5%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 4 50.0%
2 Heat source: other 2 25.0%
3 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 1 12.5%
4 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 1 12.5%
07 The biggest fires

7 fires · $2.3M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14201 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 150% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $1,500,000 Building fires 2025 Major
2 $750,000 Building fires 2024 Major
3 $15,000 Fire, other 2025 Significant
4 $500 Fire, other 2024 Significant
5 $500 Fire, other 2025 Significant
6 $100 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 2024 Significant
7 $100 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 2024 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 14201

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14201.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Buffalo 102
2 Newstead 3
11 Current conditions

Right now in 14201

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 — 105 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.