ZIP 14226 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 270 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
270 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Nov peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14226 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 46 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 41 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 39 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | Overheated motor | 19 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 19 | 7.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14226 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 1 | 100.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 100.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14226 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 339% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,000 | Overheated motor | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $3,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $700 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14226.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amherst | 267 | |
| 2 | Buffalo | 2 | |
| 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 — 270 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.