ZIP 19526 recorded 107 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,080 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
1,080 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 206 | |
| 2022 | 267 | |
| 2023 | 284 | |
| 2024 | 216 | |
| 2025 | 107 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19526 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 267 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 86 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 73 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 73 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 62 | 5.7% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19526 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 35 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 15 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 116 | 58.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19526 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 248% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,200 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19526.
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 — 1,080 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.