ZIP 15552 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 259 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Somerset County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
259 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Aug peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15552 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 104 | 40.2% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 60 | 23.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 3.5% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15552 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 37.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 19.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 7.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15552 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15552.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meyersdale | 243 | |
| 2 | Cumberland | 1 | |
| 3 | Salisbury | 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 — 259 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.