ZIP 19126 recorded 78 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 386 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Philadelphia County, PA.
386 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 102 | |
| 2022 | 84 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 78 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19126 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 112 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 49 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 44 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 43 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 33 | 8.5% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19126 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 63 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 26 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 20.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 60 | 34.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 31 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 15.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 9.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19126 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19126.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 384 | |
| 2 | Elkins Park | 1 | |
| 3 | Kutztown | 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 — 386 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.