ZIP 19602 recorded 155 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 863 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
863 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 158 | |
| 2022 | 161 | |
| 2023 | 209 | |
| 2024 | 180 | |
| 2025 | 155 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19602 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 104 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 91 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 69 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 59 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 54 | 6.3% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19602 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 96 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 56 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 111 | 33.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 109 | 33.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 101 | 30.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 16 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19602 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 186% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19602.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 852 | |
| 2 | West Reading | 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 — 863 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.