Damage Report · Greater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · August 2026
Pittsburgh Fire Damage Report: August 2026
August 2026 produced 348 damage incidents across Greater Pittsburgh (Allegheny, Butler counties). Crews averaged 11 incidents per day and saw a peak of 23 on August 31. Structure fires numbered 177, with 152 residential and 19 commercial incidents.
At a glance
- 348Damage incidents tracked in August 2026
- ~11/dayAverage daily incident volume
- 177Structure fires
- 23Incidents on August 31, the month's peak day
Incidents by type
Estimated damage severity
Busiest cities
Peak day: August 31 (23 incidents). Counties covered: Allegheny, Butler.
What stood out
- Pittsburgh logged 121 incidents, 35% of the area total, directing restoration work and resource allocation across the metro.
- Combined Mount Lebanon, Mccandless, Penn Hills accounted for 23 incidents, a concentrated cluster for targeted canvassing and follow up.
- Structure fires totaled 177 across Greater Pittsburgh, with 152 residential fires and 19 commercial incidents requiring varied restoration scopes.
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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Greater Pittsburgh throughout August 2026, aggregated from FirstLeads' real-time incident monitoring network and frozen as a monthly snapshot at publish time. Damage severity is estimated from emergency response signals at the time of the incident.
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