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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 15851

ZIP 15851 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 365 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, PA.

ZIP 15851 FIPS 42065 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
36
365 across 5 years
Building fires
6
3 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Jefferson County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 15851

365 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 71
2022 66
2023 107
2024 85
2025 36
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 15851?

Nov peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 38
Feb 12
Mar 48
Apr 31
May 27
Jun 30
Jul 37
Aug 27
Sep 27
Oct 9
Nov 49
Dec 30
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 15851?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15851 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 113 31.0%
2 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 57 15.6%
3 Hazardous condition, other 54 14.8%
4 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 28 7.7%
5 Power line down 24 6.6%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 15851?

For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
45%
40
Cause undetermined
9%
8
Intentional / arson
8%
7
Equipment / heat source failure
14%
12
Under investigation
15%
13
Act of nature (lightning)
9%
8
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15851 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Outside area, other 15 17.0%
2 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 11 12.5%
3 Cooking area, kitchen 9 10.2%
4 Undetermined 8 9.1%
5 Storage area, other 6 6.8%
6 Vehicle storage area; garage, carport 6 6.8%
7 Wildland, woods 5 5.7%
8 Other 4 4.5%
9 All other areas 24 27.3%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 24 27.3%
2 Arcing 9 10.2%
3 Hot or smoldering object, other 8 9.1%
4 Hot ember or ash 8 9.1%
5 Heat source: other 7 8.0%
6 Heat spread from another fire, other 6 6.8%
7 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 5 5.7%
8 Heat from powered equipment, other 3 3.4%
9 All other sources 18 20.5%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $334K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15851 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $100,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
2 $100,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
3 $50,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
4 $30,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
5 $20,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
6 $20,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
7 $8,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
8 $6,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 15851

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15851.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Reynoldsville 297
2 McCalmont 2
3 Brookville 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 15851

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 — 365 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.