ZIP 14209 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 132 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
132 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 76 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14209 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 65 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 11 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 9 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 8 | 6.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14209 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Incendiary device | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14209 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 123% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14209.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | 132 |
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 — 132 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.