ZIP 19555 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 241 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
241 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 47 | |
| 2023 | 77 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
Aug peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19555 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 75 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 31 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 16 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 13 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 11 | 4.6% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19555 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 9.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 52.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 4.8% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19555.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoemakersville | 199 | |
| 2 | Hamburg | 4 | |
| 3 | Topton | 1 |
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 — 241 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.