ZIP 19138 recorded 175 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 889 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Philadelphia County, PA.
889 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 208 | |
| 2022 | 182 | |
| 2023 | 174 | |
| 2024 | 150 | |
| 2025 | 175 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19138 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 264 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 119 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 112 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 90 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 52 | 5.8% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19138 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 71 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 52 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 37 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 18 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 17 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 17 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 91 | 26.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 68 | 19.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 57 | 16.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 23 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 22 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19138 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,001 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19138.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 888 | |
| 2 | Elkins Park | 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 — 889 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.