ZIP 19003 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 275 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Delaware County, PA.
275 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 46 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19003 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 74 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 38 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 25 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 25 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 17 | 6.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19003 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 20.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 42.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 15.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19003 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 28975% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $800 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19003.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardmore | 211 | |
| 2 | Lower Merion | 1 | |
| 3 | Worcester | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42091 |
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 — 275 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.