ZIP 15228 recorded 177 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 739 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegheny County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
739 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 105 | |
| 2022 | 175 | |
| 2023 | 134 | |
| 2024 | 148 | |
| 2025 | 177 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15228 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 172 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 131 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 83 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 59 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 45 | 6.1% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15228 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 20.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Match | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15228 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 140% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $162,552 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $143,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15228.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 681 | |
| 2 | Mount Lebanon | 4 |
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 — 739 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.