ZIP 14225 recorded 172 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 941 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
941 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 137 | |
| 2022 | 274 | |
| 2023 | 259 | |
| 2024 | 99 | |
| 2025 | 172 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14225 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 167 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 131 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 122 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 106 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 95 | 10.1% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14225 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 70.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 1.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14225 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 168% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14225.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheektowaga | 922 | |
| 2 | Buffalo | 3 | |
| 3 | Williamsville | 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 — 941 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.