ZIP 14901 recorded 184 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 879 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chemung County, NY.
879 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 131 | |
| 2022 | 193 | |
| 2023 | 183 | |
| 2024 | 188 | |
| 2025 | 184 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14901 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 264 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 188 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 84 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 49 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 41 | 4.7% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14901 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14901 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 120% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $500 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14901.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elmira | 872 | |
| 2 | Southport | 2 | |
| 3 | Ashland | 1 | |
| 4 | Elmira Heights | 1 | |
| 5 | Horseheads | 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 — 879 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.