ZIP 18936 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 284 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, PA.
284 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 97 | |
| 2022 | 67 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
May peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18936 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 91 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 49 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 29 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 26 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 20 | 7.0% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18936 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Laboratory | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 5.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 79.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18936 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18936.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montgomeryville | 151 | |
| 2 | Montgomery | 10 |
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 — 284 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.