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Damage Report · Greater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · September 2026

Pittsburgh Fire & Water Damage Report: September 2026

Crews responded to 439 damage incidents in Greater Pittsburgh (Allegheny, Butler counties) during September 2026. That equals an average 15 incidents per day, with a busiest day of September 3 at 35 incidents. The month rose 33% from August 2026’s 331 incidents and included Labor Day on September 7.

At a glance

  • 439Damage incidents tracked in September 2026
  • ~15/dayAverage daily incident volume
  • 222Structure fires
  • 35Incidents on September 3, the month's peak day

Incidents by type

Structure firesStructure fires: 222222Residential firesResidential fires: 175175Commercial firesCommercial fires: 3838Flood & water damageFlood & water damage: 44
Verified incidents by type, Greater Pittsburgh, September 2026.

Estimated damage severity

Low damage: 127 incidents (29%)29%Medium damage: 237 incidents (54%)54%High damage: 75 incidents (17%)17%
Low · 127 incidentsMedium · 237 incidentsHigh · 75 incidents
Estimated damage severity split, Greater Pittsburgh, September 2026.

Busiest cities

PittsburghPittsburgh: 169169Penn HillsPenn Hills: 1616Mckeesport CityMckeesport City: 1212Mount LebanonMount Lebanon: 1212MonroevilleMonroeville: 1212Ross TownshipRoss Township: 99
Incidents by city, top 6, September 2026.

Peak day: September 3 (35 incidents). Counties covered: Allegheny, Butler.

What stood out

  • September 3 produced 35 incidents in Greater Pittsburgh, 2.3 times the daily average and the single busiest day of the 30 day month.
  • Pittsburgh recorded 169 incidents, the largest city total and a dominant share of calls across Allegheny and Butler counties.
  • Across Penn Hills, Mckeesport City, and Mount Lebanon combined there were 40 incidents, reflecting concentrated activity outside Pittsburgh.

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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Greater Pittsburgh throughout September 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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