ZIP 15243 recorded 129 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 633 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegheny County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
633 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 130 | |
| 2023 | 110 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 129 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15243 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 126 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 118 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 113 | 17.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 56 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 39 | 6.2% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15243 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 38 | 48.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 14.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15243 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 529% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $26,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $11,473 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,051 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15243.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 384 | |
| 2 | Scott | 2 |
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 — 633 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.