ZIP 15227 recorded 229 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,750 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegheny County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,750 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 343 | |
| 2022 | 444 | |
| 2023 | 353 | |
| 2024 | 381 | |
| 2025 | 229 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15227 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 334 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 307 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 280 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 171 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 157 | 9.0% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15227 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 50 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 46 | 26.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 18.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 54.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15227 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $102,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $24,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $21,266 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $18,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $7,760 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15227.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 689 | |
| 2 | Brentwood | 670 | |
| 3 | Whitehall | 226 | |
| 4 | Baldwin | 125 | |
| 5 | Avalon | 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 — 1,750 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.