ZIP 19530 recorded 153 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 982 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
982 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 167 | |
| 2022 | 167 | |
| 2023 | 282 | |
| 2024 | 213 | |
| 2025 | 153 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19530 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 300 | 30.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 102 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 81 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 43 | 4.4% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19530 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 28 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 26 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 12 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 7.6% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 22.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 15 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19530 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 313% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $12,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,500 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $650 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19530.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kutztown | 735 | |
| 2 | Maxatawny | 7 | |
| 3 | Greenwich | 1 | |
| 4 | Weisenberg | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42077 |
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 — 982 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.