ZIP 15438 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 205 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
205 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 51 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
May peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15438 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 44 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 41 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 17 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 16 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 9 | 4.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15438 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 44.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 8.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15438.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson | 6 | |
| 2 | Belle Vernon | 2 | |
| 3 | Brownsville | 2 | |
| 4 | Newell | 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 — 205 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.