ZIP 14220 recorded 99 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 211 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
211 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 101 | |
| 2025 | 99 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14220 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 37 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 32 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 29 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 24 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 16 | 7.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14220 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14220 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 434% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $90,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14220.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | 196 | |
| 2 | West Seneca | 14 |
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 — 211 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.