ZIP 14218 recorded 77 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 444 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
444 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 77 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14218 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 116 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 93 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 81 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 31 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 23 | 5.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14218 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Match | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14218 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 122% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $6,000 | Overheated motor | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14218.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lackawanna | 417 | |
| 2 | West Seneca | 17 | |
| 3 | Buffalo | 7 | |
| 4 | Blasdell | 1 |
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 — 444 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.