ZIP 19520 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 217 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
217 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19520 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 97 | 44.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 32 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 6 | 2.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19520 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 8 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 23.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Sunlight | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 15.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19520 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19520.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elverson | 124 | |
| 2 | Warwick | 39 | |
| 3 | West Nantmeal | 3 | |
| 4 | Birdsboro | 1 | |
| 5 | Caernarvon | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42029 |
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 — 217 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.