ZIP 15853 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 312 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Elk County, PA.
312 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | |
| 2022 | 81 | |
| 2023 | 86 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15853 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 60 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 58 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 27 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 19 | 6.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15853 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 22 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 11 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 9.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 8 | Match | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 17.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15853 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15853.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridgway | 172 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42065 |
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 — 312 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.