ZIP 19344 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 540 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chester County, PA.
540 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 137 | |
| 2022 | 120 | |
| 2023 | 97 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19344 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 228 | 42.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 43 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 42 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 23 | 4.3% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19344 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 47 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 21 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 15 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19344 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 650% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19344.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honey Brook | 241 | |
| 2 | Coatesville | 2 | |
| 3 | West Nantmeal | 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 — 540 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.