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Fires in ZIP 15901

ZIP 15901 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 940 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cambria County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

ZIP 15901 FIPS 42021 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
82
940 across 5 years
Building fires
11
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
41
FEMA NRI · Moderate
Active fires
0
in Cambria County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 15901

940 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 269
2022 218
2023 180
2024 191
2025 82
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 15901?

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

Jan 79
Feb 68
Mar 97
Apr 80
May 65
Jun 83
Jul 104
Aug 93
Sep 84
Oct 75
Nov 48
Dec 64
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 15901?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15901 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Hazardous condition, other 204 21.7%
2 Building fires 197 21.0%
3 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 85 9.0%
4 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 81 8.6%
5 Unauthorized burning 71 7.6%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 15901?

For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
69%
122
Cause undetermined
6%
10
Intentional / arson
10%
17
Equipment / heat source failure
5%
9
Under investigation
10%
17
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
1
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15901 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Cooking area, kitchen 58 32.6%
2 Outside area, other 27 15.2%
3 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 10 5.6%
4 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 10 5.6%
5 Undetermined 10 5.6%
6 Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch 6 3.4%
7 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 6 3.4%
8 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 5 2.8%
9 All other areas 46 25.8%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 47 26.4%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 23 12.9%
3 Heat source: other 18 10.1%
4 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 16 9.0%
5 Cigarette 15 8.4%
6 Heat from direct flame, convection currents 14 7.9%
7 Arcing 13 7.3%
8 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 7 3.9%
9 All other sources 25 14.0%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $500K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15901 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 450% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $150,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
2 $80,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
3 $50,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
4 $50,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
5 $50,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
6 $50,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
7 $40,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
8 $30,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 15901

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15901.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Johnstown 933
2 Windber 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 15901

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 — 940 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.