ZIP 15236 recorded 178 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,144 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegheny County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,144 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 229 | |
| 2022 | 266 | |
| 2023 | 240 | |
| 2024 | 231 | |
| 2025 | 178 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15236 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 216 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 176 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 146 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 115 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 99 | 8.7% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15236 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 34 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 28 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 26.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 51.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15236 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $134,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $43,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15236.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 517 | |
| 2 | Pleasant Hills | 373 | |
| 3 | Baldwin | 88 | |
| 4 | South Park | 39 | |
| 5 | Whitehall | 18 |
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 — 1,144 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.