ZIP 19038 recorded 151 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,173 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, PA.
1,173 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 291 | |
| 2022 | 267 | |
| 2023 | 260 | |
| 2024 | 204 | |
| 2025 | 151 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19038 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 303 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 217 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 105 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 90 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 81 | 6.9% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19038 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 29 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 20.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 133 | 64.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 8.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19038 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 107% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $324,046 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19038.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenside | 458 | |
| 2 | Wyndmoor | 230 | |
| 3 | Abington | 7 | |
| 4 | Flourtown | 5 | |
| 5 | Elkins Park | 2 |
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 — 1,173 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.