ZIP 14221 recorded 113 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 538 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
538 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | |
| 2022 | 113 | |
| 2023 | 166 | |
| 2024 | 97 | |
| 2025 | 113 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14221 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 92 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 71 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 67 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 44 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 43 | 8.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14221 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14221 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 10100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $400 | Overheated motor | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14221.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamsville | 533 | |
| 2 | Amherst | 2 | |
| 3 | Buffalo | 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 — 538 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.