ZIP 15239 recorded 233 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,968 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegheny County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,968 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 379 | |
| 2022 | 396 | |
| 2023 | 488 | |
| 2024 | 472 | |
| 2025 | 233 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15239 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 556 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 290 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 206 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 152 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 135 | 6.9% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15239 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 43 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 35 | 17.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 13 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 19.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 52.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15239 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $149,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $105,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $250 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15239.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plum | 1,634 | |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 289 | |
| 3 | New Kensington | 2 | |
| 4 | Blawnox | 1 | |
| 5 | Oakmont | 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 — 1,968 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.