ZIP 17087 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 114 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
114 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Sep peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 17087 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 50 | 43.9% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 4 | 3.5% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 17087 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 17087 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,800 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,500 | Commercial Compactor fire, confined to rubbish | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 17087.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richland | 100 | |
| 2 | Newmanstown | 1 |
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 — 114 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.