ZIP 16421 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 106 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, PA.
106 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16421 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 53 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 3 | 2.8% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16421 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 7 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 17.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 17.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16421 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16421.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harborcreek | 13 | |
| 2 | Erie | 2 |
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 — 106 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.