ZIP 15870 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 71 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Elk County, PA.
71 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15870 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 17 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 8 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 6 | 8.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15870 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 18 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 6 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Match | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15870 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKean County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42083 |
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 — 71 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.