ZIP 15956 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 186 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cambria County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
186 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | |
| 2022 | 51 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 15956 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 56 | 30.1% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 34 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 16 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 8 | 4.3% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 15956 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 9 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Multiple areas | 6 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 19.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 13 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 25.5% | |
| 3 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 9 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 15956 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 164% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 15956.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Fork | 150 | |
| 2 | Summerhill | 2 | |
| 3 | Portage | 1 | |
| 4 | Windber | 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 — 186 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.