ZIP 16117 recorded 132 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,177 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lawrence County, PA.
1,177 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 231 | |
| 2022 | 265 | |
| 2023 | 310 | |
| 2024 | 239 | |
| 2025 | 132 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16117 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 415 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 203 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 107 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 67 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 34 | 2.9% |
For the 59 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16117 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 72 | 33.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 12 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 31.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 33.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 19 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 17 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 20.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16117 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1932% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $105,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $13,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,300 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $4,000 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16117.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellwood City | 728 | |
| 2 | Ellport | 28 | |
| 3 | North Sewickley | 5 | |
| 4 | New Castle | 3 | |
| 5 | Beaver Falls | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver County | PA | 0.50 | FIPS 42007 |
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 — 1,177 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.