ZIP 15218 recorded 159 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,145 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegheny County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,145 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 239 | |
| 2022 | 267 | |
| 2023 | 263 | |
| 2024 | 217 | |
| 2025 | 159 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15218 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 318 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 168 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 142 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 75 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 68 | 5.9% |
For the 42 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15218 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 100 | 41.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 37 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 19.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 78 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 36 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 32 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 12.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15218 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $244,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $83,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $4,701 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15218.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swissvale | 728 | |
| 2 | Edgewood | 380 | |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 26 | |
| 4 | Braddock Hills | 3 | |
| 5 | Forest Hills | 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 — 1,145 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.