ZIP 19506 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 645 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
645 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 159 | |
| 2022 | 181 | |
| 2023 | 137 | |
| 2024 | 133 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19506 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 175 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 93 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 52 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 40 | 6.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19506 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 39.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19506 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $270,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $74,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19506.
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 — 645 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.