ZIP 16159 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 379 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lawrence County, PA.
379 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 85 | |
| 2023 | 107 | |
| 2024 | 81 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16159 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 126 | 33.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 69 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 38 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 14 | 3.7% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16159 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 25.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Match | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16159 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 263% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16159.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Middlesex | 208 | |
| 2 | Shenango | 88 | |
| 3 | Lackawannock | 2 | |
| 4 | Delaware | 1 | |
| 5 | East Lackawannock | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42085 |
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 — 379 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.