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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 16002

ZIP 16002 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 612 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Butler County, PA.

ZIP 16002 FIPS 42019 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
95
612 across 5 years
Building fires
25
15 wildland
Wildfire risk
39
FEMA NRI · Low
Active fires
0
in Butler County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 16002

612 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 102
2022 87
2023 221
2024 107
2025 95
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 16002?

Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 26
Feb 49
Mar 87
Apr 138
May 43
Jun 22
Jul 53
Aug 27
Sep 47
Oct 40
Nov 36
Dec 44
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 16002?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16002 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 166 27.1%
2 Power line down 105 17.2%
3 Hazardous condition, other 90 14.7%
4 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 69 11.3%
5 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 26 4.2%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 16002?

For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
65%
40
Cause undetermined
15%
9
Intentional / arson
5%
3
Equipment / heat source failure
6%
4
Under investigation
6%
4
Act of nature (lightning)
3%
2
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16002 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 15 24.2%
2 Undetermined 13 21.0%
3 Outside area, other 7 11.3%
4 Cooking area, kitchen 5 8.1%
5 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 5 8.1%
6 Wildland, woods 4 6.5%
7 Laundry area, wash house (laundry) 2 3.2%
8 Other 1 1.6%
9 All other areas 10 16.1%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 25 40.3%
2 Hot ember or ash 12 19.4%
3 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 4 6.5%
4 Heat source: other 3 4.8%
5 Heat spread from another fire, other 3 4.8%
6 Flying brand, ember, spark 3 4.8%
7 Arcing 2 3.2%
8 Hot or smoldering object, other 2 3.2%
9 All other sources 8 12.9%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $582K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16002 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 110% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $200,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
2 $150,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
3 $150,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
4 $40,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
5 $14,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
6 $10,000 Passenger vehicle fire 2024 Significant
7 $10,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
8 $7,500 Passenger vehicle fire 2022 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 16002

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16002.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Butler 463
2 Oakland 2
3 Chicora 1
4 Jefferson 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 16002

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 — 612 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.