ZIP 19444 recorded 137 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 476 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, PA.
476 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 106 | |
| 2025 | 137 |
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19444 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 112 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 103 | 21.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 90 | 18.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 46 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 25 | 5.3% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19444 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19444 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 9654% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,500 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19444.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lafayette | 3 | |
| 2 | Whitemarsh | 3 | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 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 — 476 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.