ZIP 15542 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 56 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Somerset County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
56 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15542 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 17 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 16 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 5.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15542 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Service facilities, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 15.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 61.5% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 7.7% |
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 — 56 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.