ZIP 15479 recorded 41 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 336 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Westmoreland County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
336 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 93 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15479 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 106 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 75 | 22.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 39 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 27 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 15 | 4.5% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15479 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 74.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 7.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 78.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 1.5% |
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 — 336 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.