ZIP 17026 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 254 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
254 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 54 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17026 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 80 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 47 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 9 | 3.5% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17026 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Roof surface: exterior | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 40.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 49.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 9.1% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17026.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredericksburg | 155 | |
| 2 | Jonestown | 7 | |
| 3 | Myerstown | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42075 |
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 — 254 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.