ZIP 16735 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 255 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Elk County, PA.
255 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | |
| 2022 | 61 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16735 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 61 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 29 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 29 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Accident, potential accident, other | 21 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 13 | 5.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16735 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 46.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 17.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16735 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 271% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16735.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kane | 165 | |
| 2 | Highland | 1 | |
| 3 | Lewis Run | 1 | |
| 4 | Port Allegany | 1 | |
| 5 | Wetmore | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKean County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42083 |
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 — 255 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.