ZIP 15216 recorded 173 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,014 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegheny County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,014 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 261 | |
| 2022 | 210 | |
| 2023 | 193 | |
| 2024 | 177 | |
| 2025 | 173 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15216 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 280 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 163 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 137 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 70 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 56 | 5.5% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15216 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 6 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 25.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15216 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 8378% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15216.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 878 | |
| 2 | Dormont | 110 | |
| 3 | Mount Lebanon | 1 |
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 — 1,014 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.