ZIP 15221 recorded 139 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,003 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegheny County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,003 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 328 | |
| 2022 | 286 | |
| 2023 | 119 | |
| 2024 | 131 | |
| 2025 | 139 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15221 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 148 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 142 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 128 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 113 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 76 | 7.6% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15221 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 11 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 25.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 53.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15221 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 87% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $244,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $110,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $90,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $63,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $63,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $48,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $26,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15221.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Hills | 260 | |
| 2 | Wilkinsburg | 191 | |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 159 | |
| 4 | Churchill | 146 | |
| 5 | Braddock Hills | 137 |
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 — 1,003 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.