ZIP 19605 recorded 191 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,609 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
1,609 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 320 | |
| 2022 | 332 | |
| 2023 | 411 | |
| 2024 | 355 | |
| 2025 | 191 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19605 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 324 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 153 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 126 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 113 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 103 | 6.4% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19605 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 57 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 19 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 18 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 71 | 27.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 115 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 24 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 23 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 12.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19605 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 803% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19605.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 677 | |
| 2 | Laureldale | 320 | |
| 3 | Muhlenberg | 38 | |
| 4 | Bern | 17 | |
| 5 | Ontelaunee | 6 |
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 — 1,609 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.