ZIP 16511 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 302 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, PA.
302 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 93 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 62 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16511 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 108 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 24 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 24 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 17 | 5.6% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16511 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 27.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16511 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16511.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erie | 86 |
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 — 302 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.