ZIP 14216 recorded 119 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 198 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
198 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 79 | |
| 2025 | 119 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14216 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 50 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 35 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 26 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 15 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 11 | 5.6% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14216 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 10.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14216 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14216.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | 198 |
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 — 198 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.