ZIP 14224 recorded 143 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 702 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
702 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 160 | |
| 2022 | 157 | |
| 2023 | 153 | |
| 2024 | 89 | |
| 2025 | 143 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14224 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 148 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 114 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 65 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 51 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 48 | 6.8% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14224 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 13.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Conducted heat from another fire | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14224 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 670% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14224.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Seneca | 677 | |
| 2 | Buffalo | 3 | |
| 3 | Hunter | 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 — 702 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.