ZIP 16146 recorded 238 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,177 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mercer County, PA.
1,177 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 240 | |
| 2022 | 250 | |
| 2023 | 264 | |
| 2024 | 185 | |
| 2025 | 238 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16146 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 216 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 146 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 99 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Accident, potential accident, other | 89 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 84 | 7.1% |
For the 32 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16146 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 81 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 76 | 23.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 48 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 21.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 218 | 67.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 9.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16146 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 109% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16146.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharon | 1,162 | |
| 2 | Hermitage | 2 | |
| 3 | South Pymatuning | 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 — 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.