ZIP 14214 recorded 127 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 202 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
202 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 127 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14214 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 33 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 32 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 31 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 28 | 13.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 13 | 6.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14214 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14214 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14214.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | 202 |
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 — 202 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.