ZIP 15147 recorded 194 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,083 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegheny County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,083 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 183 | |
| 2022 | 268 | |
| 2023 | 208 | |
| 2024 | 230 | |
| 2025 | 194 |
Jun peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15147 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 266 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 198 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 113 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 77 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 51 | 4.7% |
For the 42 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15147 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 29 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 12 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 34.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 13 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15147 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15147.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verona | 323 | |
| 2 | Penn Hills | 143 | |
| 3 | Plum | 49 | |
| 4 | Monroeville | 3 | |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 3 |
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 — 1,083 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.