ZIP 19044 recorded 120 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 702 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, PA.
702 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 156 | |
| 2022 | 158 | |
| 2023 | 143 | |
| 2024 | 125 | |
| 2025 | 120 |
Jun peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19044 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 176 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 103 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 67 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 49 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Flammable gas or liquid condition, other | 28 | 4.0% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19044 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 46.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 32 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 17 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 11.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 190 | 93.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 0.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19044 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 400% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19044.
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 — 702 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.