ZIP 19040 recorded 102 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 508 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, PA.
508 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 113 | |
| 2024 | 166 | |
| 2025 | 102 |
Nov peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 100 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 70 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 56 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 25 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 21 | 4.1% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 20 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 16.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 27.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 78 | 67.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 8.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19040 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19040.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hatboro | 382 | |
| 2 | Horsham | 8 | |
| 3 | Upper Moreland | 7 | |
| 4 | Willow Grove | 1 |
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 — 508 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.