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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 15617

ZIP 15617 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 23 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Westmoreland County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

ZIP 15617 FIPS 42129 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
4
23 across 5 years
Building fires
1
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
54
FEMA NRI · Moderate
Active fires
0
in Westmoreland County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 15617

23 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 2
2022 8
2023 9
2024 0
2025 4
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 15617?

Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 6
May 4
Jun 3
Jul 1
Aug 2
Sep 0
Oct 5
Nov 0
Dec 2
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 15617?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15617 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 8 34.8%
2 Aircraft standby 5 21.7%
3 Authorized controlled burning 3 13.0%
4 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 2 8.7%
5 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 1 4.3%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 15617?

For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
67%
2
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
33%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15617 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Function area, other 1 33.3%
2 Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room 1 33.3%
3 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 1 33.3%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Arcing 1 33.3%
2 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 1 33.3%
3 Flying brand, ember, spark 1 33.3%
11 Current conditions

Right now in 15617

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 23 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.