ZIP 18062 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 573 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
573 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 97 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 106 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18062 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 150 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 69 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 56 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 55 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 5.2% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18062 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 24 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 30.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 34.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18062 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18062.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42077 |
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 — 573 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.