ZIP 16438 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 487 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Crawford County, PA.
487 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 109 | |
| 2023 | 149 | |
| 2024 | 81 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16438 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 261 | 53.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 37 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 18 | 3.7% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16438 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 25 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 26.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 47.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16438 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16438.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union City | 339 | |
| 2 | Erie | 1 | |
| 3 | Union | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42049 |
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 — 487 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.