ZIP 15936 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 103 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Somerset County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
103 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15936 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 32 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 10 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 10 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 8 | 7.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15936 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 23.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 7.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15936.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hooversville | 86 | |
| 2 | Ebensburg | 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 — 103 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.