ZIP 19508 recorded 96 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,042 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
1,042 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 258 | |
| 2022 | 198 | |
| 2023 | 276 | |
| 2024 | 214 | |
| 2025 | 96 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19508 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 294 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 101 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 49 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 46 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 45 | 4.3% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19508 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 34 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 33.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 10 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Match | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19508 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 201% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $245,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $206,900 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $13,200 | Outside storage fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19508.
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 — 1,042 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.