ZIP 15697 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 330 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Westmoreland County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
330 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 89 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 36 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15697 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 124 | 37.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 42 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 25 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 17 | 5.2% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15697 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 19.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 58.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 8.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15697 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 14787% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $300 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15697.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youngwood | 305 | |
| 2 | New Stanton | 4 | |
| 3 | Hempfield | 2 | |
| 4 | Greensburg | 1 | |
| 5 | Irwin | 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 — 330 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.