ZIP 16148 recorded 145 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 851 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mercer County, PA.
851 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 157 | |
| 2022 | 178 | |
| 2023 | 187 | |
| 2024 | 184 | |
| 2025 | 145 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16148 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 175 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 101 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 94 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 86 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 47 | 5.5% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16148 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 21 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 12.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 29.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 22.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16148 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 535% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $7,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,500 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16148.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hermitage | 833 | |
| 2 | Lackawannock | 6 | |
| 3 | Jefferson | 3 | |
| 4 | Sharon | 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 — 851 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.