ZIP 15235 recorded 653 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 4,264 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegheny County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
4,264 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 826 | |
| 2022 | 1,070 | |
| 2023 | 841 | |
| 2024 | 874 | |
| 2025 | 653 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15235 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 801 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 664 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 587 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 355 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 302 | 7.1% |
For the 106 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15235 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 79 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 76 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 62 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 22 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 15 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 15 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 107 | 25.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 274 | 64.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 33 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15235 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 108% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $307,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $122,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $86,397 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $44,200 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15235.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn Hills | 453 | |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 417 | |
| 3 | Churchill | 79 | |
| 4 | Wilkins | 53 | |
| 5 | Wilkinsburg | 14 |
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 — 4,264 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.