ZIP 15563 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 250 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Somerset County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
250 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 68 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15563 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 117 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 39 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 18 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 4.4% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15563 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15563 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 1180% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15563.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friedens | 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 — 250 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.