ZIP 14208 recorded 61 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 115 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
115 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 54 | |
| 2025 | 61 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14208 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 31 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 23 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 14 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 6 | 5.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14208 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14208 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4580% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $195,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14208.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | 115 |
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 — 115 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.