ZIP 15122 recorded 258 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,249 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegheny County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
2,249 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 379 | |
| 2022 | 455 | |
| 2023 | 568 | |
| 2024 | 589 | |
| 2025 | 258 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15122 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 456 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 399 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 187 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 169 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 141 | 6.3% |
For the 44 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15122 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 30 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 28 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 58 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 131 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 52 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15122 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 167% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $574,352 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Aircraft fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $129,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $6,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15122.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Mifflin | 2,213 | |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 6 | |
| 3 | Whitaker | 4 | |
| 4 | Pleasant Hills | 3 | |
| 5 | Duquesne | 2 |
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 — 2,249 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.