ZIP 14206 recorded 144 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 335 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
335 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 136 | |
| 2025 | 144 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14206 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 57 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 47 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 45 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 31 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 26 | 7.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14206 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 28.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 46.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 28.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14206 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 176% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14206.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | 269 | |
| 2 | Cheektowaga | 32 | |
| 3 | Sloan | 7 | |
| 4 | West Seneca | 3 |
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 — 335 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.