ZIP 15120 recorded 183 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,958 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegheny County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,958 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 354 | |
| 2022 | 625 | |
| 2023 | 375 | |
| 2024 | 421 | |
| 2025 | 183 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15120 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 538 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 339 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 154 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 136 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 135 | 6.9% |
For the 47 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15120 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 79 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 75 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 35 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 23 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 98 | 27.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 183 | 50.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 33 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 20 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 20 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 56 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15120 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $178,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $77,509 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $77,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $61,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,178 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $16,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15120.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munhall | 913 | |
| 2 | Homestead | 706 | |
| 3 | West Homestead | 253 | |
| 4 | Whitaker | 69 | |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 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 — 1,958 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.