ZIP 15209 recorded 156 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,429 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegheny County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,429 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 274 | |
| 2022 | 267 | |
| 2023 | 378 | |
| 2024 | 354 | |
| 2025 | 156 |
Jul peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15209 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 383 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 333 | 23.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 175 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 79 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 67 | 4.7% |
For the 44 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15209 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 47.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15209 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $98,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $76,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $69,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15209.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millvale | 549 | |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 134 | |
| 3 | Shaler | 123 | |
| 4 | Reserve | 41 | |
| 5 | Etna | 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 — 1,429 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.