ZIP 16153 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 158 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mercer County, PA.
158 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 62 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16153 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 57 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 24 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 7 | 4.4% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16153 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 9 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 7 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 7.1% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16153.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venango County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42121 |
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 — 158 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.