ZIP 14270 is served primarily by Erie County, NY — including Buffalo. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Erie County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
Nov peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 485 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 404 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 378 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 293 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 248 | 7.1% |
49 cities sit in Erie County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | 276,688 | 1,723 | 49 | A |
| 2 | Amherst | 129,577 | 71 | 1 | A+ |
| 3 | Cheektowaga | 89,474 | 236 | 37 | A+ |
| 4 | Hamburg | 59,982 | 173 | 41 | A |
| 5 | West Seneca | 45,387 | 153 | 8 | A+ |
| 6 | Lancaster | 44,913 | 68 | 4 | A+ |
| 7 | Clarence | 32,868 | 4 | 2 | A+ |
| 8 | Orchard Park | 29,703 | 38 | 12 | A+ |
| 9 | Grand Island | 21,416 | 76 | 1 | A+ |
| 10 | Lackawanna | 19,762 | 70 | 0 | A |
| 11 | Evans | 15,333 | 6 | 0 | A+ |
| 12 | Kenmore | 15,155 | 2 | 0 | A |
| 13 | Depew | 15,141 | 20 | 3 | A |
| 14 | Tonawanda | 15,096 | 174 | 10 | B |
| 15 | Eggertsville | 15,076 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Aurora | 13,880 | 24 | 0 | A+ |
| 17 | Elma | 11,692 | 12 | 6 | A |
| 18 | Alden | 9,801 | 36 | 6 | A+ |
| 19 | Newstead | 8,687 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 20 | Concord | 8,313 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 21 | Boston | 7,960 | 31 | 8 | A |
| 22 | Eden | 7,572 | 44 | 11 | A |
| 23 | University at Buffalo | 6,189 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 | Harris Hill | 6,107 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 | East Aurora | 5,996 | 47 | 7 | A |
| 26 | Collins | 5,867 | 27 | 6 | A |
| 27 | Williamsville | 5,411 | 111 | 3 | C+ |
| 28 | Marilla | 5,196 | 20 | 5 | A+ |
| 29 | Grandyle Village | 5,053 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 30 | Springville | 4,223 | 9 | 5 | A- |
| 31 | Highland-on-the-Lake | 3,809 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 32 | Sloan | 3,762 | 11 | 0 | A+ |
| 33 | North Collins | 3,503 | 18 | 2 | B+ |
| 34 | Elma Center | 3,434 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 35 | Lake Erie Beach | 3,282 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 36 | Holland | 3,282 | 15 | 3 | A |
| 37 | Clarence Center | 3,264 | 3 | 0 | A+ |
| 38 | Wanakah | 3,158 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 39 | Colden | 3,143 | 22 | 5 | A |
| 40 | Wales | 3,002 | 8 | 0 | A+ |
| 41 | Akron | 2,911 | 42 | 3 | B+ |
| 42 | Sardinia | 2,712 | 7 | 5 | A |
| 43 | Angola | 2,688 | 58 | 10 | C+ |
| 44 | North Boston | 2,554 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 45 | Blasdell | 2,551 | 17 | 0 | B |
| 46 | Brant | 2,160 | 4 | 0 | B+ |
| 47 | Billington Heights | 1,965 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 48 | Town Line | 1,951 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 49 | Angola on the Lake | 1,640 | 0 | 0 | — |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Erie County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.