ZIP 14228 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 226 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, NY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
226 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | |
| 2022 | 51 | |
| 2023 | 83 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14228 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 39 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 37 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 27 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 21 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 16 | 7.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14228 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 33.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14228 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $500 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14228.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amherst | 226 |
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 — 226 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.