ZIP 16508 recorded 34 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 144 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, PA.
144 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 47 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 34 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16508 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 28 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 20 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 18 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 17 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Prescribed fire | 10 | 6.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16508 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 7.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16508.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erie | 143 |
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 — 144 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.