ZIP 19540 recorded 113 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 930 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
930 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 177 | |
| 2022 | 227 | |
| 2023 | 237 | |
| 2024 | 176 | |
| 2025 | 113 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19540 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 206 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 174 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 56 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 53 | 5.7% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19540 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 16 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 6 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 21.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 20.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19540 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 404% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Power line down | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19540.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42071 |
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 — 930 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.