ZIP 19604 recorded 159 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 843 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
843 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 160 | |
| 2022 | 192 | |
| 2023 | 180 | |
| 2024 | 152 | |
| 2025 | 159 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19604 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 95 | 11.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 93 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 78 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 77 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 57 | 6.8% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19604 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 75 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 28 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 23 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 85 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 91 | 33.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 78 | 28.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19604 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 144% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $44,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19604.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 799 | |
| 2 | Mohnton | 1 | |
| 3 | Wernersville | 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 — 843 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.