ZIP 19560 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 775 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
775 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 166 | |
| 2022 | 175 | |
| 2023 | 173 | |
| 2024 | 174 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19560 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 227 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 80 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 48 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 41 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 4.5% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19560 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 36 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 27.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 58.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 9.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19560 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1039% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $198,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19560.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 324 | |
| 2 | Muhlenberg | 16 | |
| 3 | Reading | 8 | |
| 4 | Kutztown | 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 — 775 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.