ZIP 16428 recorded 75 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 622 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, PA.
622 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 119 | |
| 2022 | 113 | |
| 2023 | 163 | |
| 2024 | 152 | |
| 2025 | 75 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16428 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 231 | 37.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 66 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 31 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 30 | 4.8% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16428 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 23 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 13 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 36.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 33.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 19.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16428 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16428.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North East | 225 | |
| 2 | Erie | 1 | |
| 3 | Greenfield | 1 | |
| 4 | Union City | 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 — 622 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.