ZIP 15478 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 388 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
388 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 99 | |
| 2023 | 99 | |
| 2024 | 98 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15478 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 86 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 86 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 36 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 16 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 13 | 3.4% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15478 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 25 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 33.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 9 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Match | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 17.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15478 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 7131% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $6,400 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15478.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smithfield | 151 | |
| 2 | Georges | 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 — 388 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.