ZIP 14215 recorded 225 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 441 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
441 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 176 | |
| 2025 | 225 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14215 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 83 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 57 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 53 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 31 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 29 | 6.6% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14215 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 30.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 58.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14215 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 81% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14215.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | 383 | |
| 2 | Cheektowaga | 58 |
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 — 441 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.