ZIP 14903 recorded 61 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 253 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chemung County, NY.
253 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 47 | |
| 2025 | 61 |
Oct peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 14903 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 43 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 26 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 14 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 9 | 3.6% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 14903 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 14903 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 209% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $55,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $28,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 14903.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elmira Heights | 141 | |
| 2 | Elmira | 104 | |
| 3 | Big Flats | 7 |
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 — 253 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.