ZIP 15238 recorded 137 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,184 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegheny County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,184 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 334 | |
| 2022 | 305 | |
| 2023 | 228 | |
| 2024 | 180 | |
| 2025 | 137 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15238 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 211 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 177 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 148 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 122 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 75 | 6.3% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15238 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 32 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 23 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 47.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 9 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 12.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15238 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $90,810 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,610 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15238.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 273 | |
| 2 | Indiana | 137 | |
| 3 | Blawnox | 111 | |
| 4 | Fox Chapel | 77 | |
| 5 | Harmar | 32 |
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 — 1,184 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.