ZIP 16157 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 343 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Beaver County, PA.
343 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16157 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 96 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 68 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 63 | 18.4% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 14 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 12 | 3.5% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16157 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 14 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 18.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 40.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16157 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 180% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16157.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wampum | 88 | |
| 2 | New Beaver | 11 | |
| 3 | Big Beaver | 4 | |
| 4 | Koppel | 2 | |
| 5 | Ellwood City | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42073 |
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 — 343 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.