ZIP 19518 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,170 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
1,170 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 294 | |
| 2022 | 252 | |
| 2023 | 273 | |
| 2024 | 236 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19518 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 238 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 175 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 89 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 86 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 69 | 5.9% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19518 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 47 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 33 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 14 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 81 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 19 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 20.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19518 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 668% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $200 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19518.
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 — 1,170 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.