ZIP 15501 recorded 120 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 906 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Somerset County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
906 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 121 | |
| 2022 | 239 | |
| 2023 | 253 | |
| 2024 | 173 | |
| 2025 | 120 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 257 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 84 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 78 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 67 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 38 | 4.2% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 26 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 25 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 28.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 309% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $195,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15501.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset | 744 | |
| 2 | Donegal | 2 | |
| 3 | Friedens | 2 | |
| 4 | Eighty Four | 1 | |
| 5 | Milford | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmoreland County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42129 |
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 — 906 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.