ZIP 16503 recorded 80 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 291 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, PA.
291 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | |
| 2022 | 90 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 80 |
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16503 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 50 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 48 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 43 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 39 | 13.4% | |
| 5 | Prescribed fire | 29 | 10.0% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16503 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 59.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16503.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erie | 290 |
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 — 291 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.